The 20 Best Emphysema Doctors Near Me in Columbia, SC

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The 20 Best Emphysema Doctors near Columbia, SC

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 60 doctor with experience in Emphysema near Columbia, SC. Of these, 53 are Experienced and 7 are Advanced.

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    Brandi R. Newsome
    Advanced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Advanced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Brandi Newsome is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Newsome is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Neurosarcoidosis, Lung Metastases, Sarcoidosis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Newsome is currently accepting new patients.

    Mark J. Mayson
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Taylor St.

    1333 Taylor Street, Suite 6F, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mark Mayson is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Mayson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Lung Metastases, Neurosarcoidosis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Mayson is currently accepting new patients.

    Laura B. Herpel
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Sleep Medicine

    Bogan Sleep Consultants, LLC

    1333 Taylor Street, Suite 6B, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Laura Herpel is a Sleep Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Herpel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Insomnia, Pleurisy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Herpel is currently accepting new patients.

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    Steven W. Templeton
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Taylor St.

    1333 Taylor Street, Suite 6F, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Templeton is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Templeton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Emphysema.

    Todd Gandy
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Taylor St.

    1333 Taylor Street, Suite 6F, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Todd Gandy is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Gandy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Long Haul COVID, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchiectasis, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Gandy is currently accepting new patients.

    Adam Highley
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Adam Highley is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Highley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Highley is currently accepting new patients.

    Jennifer R. Hucks
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jennifer Hucks is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Hucks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cerebral Hypoxia, and Endoscopy. Dr. Hucks is currently accepting new patients.

    Daniel E. Laurie
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Daniel Laurie is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Laurie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Eosinophilic Asthma, and Asthma. Dr. Laurie is currently accepting new patients.

    Matthew P. Varner
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Varner is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Varner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Eosinophilic Asthma, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, and Lung Metastases.

    Abhinav Gupta
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Abhinav Gupta is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

    Justin H. Atwood
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Justin Atwood is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Atwood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Metastases, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Gastrostomy. Dr. Atwood is currently accepting new patients.

    Peter L. Loper
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Prisma Health Pulmonology – Richland

    1 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite 300, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Peter Loper is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Loper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, and Bullae. Dr. Loper is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Emphysema
    Interventional Radiology | Radiology
    Advanced in Emphysema
    Interventional Radiology | Radiology

    Prisma Health Richland Hospital X–Ray

    5 Medical Park, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Benjamin Henderson is a Radiologist and an Interventional Radiologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Henderson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, Liver Embolization, and Gastrostomy.

    Charles S. Lamar
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Family Medicine | Geriatrics

    Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands

    3209 Colonial Dr, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (2.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Charles Lamar is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lamar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension. Dr. Lamar is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Emphysema
    Radiology
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Radiology

    Intermedical Hospital Of South Carolina

    1519 Marion St, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Henry Black is a Radiologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Black is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft.

    Experienced in Emphysema
    Experienced in Emphysema

    Intermedical Hospital Of South Carolina

    1519 Marion St, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lawrence Lough is a Radiologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lough is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, and Ureterocele.

    Experienced in Emphysema
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Palmetto Health

    1333 Taylor St Ste 6F, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Syed Gilani is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Gilani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Lung Nodules, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Emphysema
    Radiology
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Radiology

    American Health Imaging Of South Carolina LLC

    1241 Assembly St # B, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Bryan is a Radiologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Bryan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Herniated Disk, Vertigo, Gallbladder Disease, and Chronic Cough.

    Experienced in Emphysema
    Experienced in Emphysema

    Prisma Health Midlands Outpatient Radiology – Richland

    5 Richland Medical Park Drive, 
    Columbia, SC 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Garrick is a Radiologist in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Garrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Ascites, Pleural Effusion, and Headache. Dr. Garrick is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Emphysema
    Radiology
    Experienced in Emphysema
    Radiology

    Office

    2720 Sunset Blvd Apt 701, 
    West Columbia, SC 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Odeghe is a Radiologist in West Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Odeghe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, CAPOS Syndrome, and Emphysema.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    When should I see an Emphysema doctor near Columbia, SC?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Emphysema doctor near Columbia, SC?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Emphysema doctors near Columbia, SC?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Emphysema doctors near Columbia, SC?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Emphysema doctor near Columbia, SC?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Emphysema doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Emphysema doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Emphysema doctor near Columbia, SC?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Emphysema doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Emphysema doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Emphysema doctors near Columbia, SC?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Emphysema doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Emphysema doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Emphysema doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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