Sleep Disorders With Pulmonary Issues

Diagnosis Sleep disorders with pulmonary issues
Department Pulmonary Medicine

New referrals are on pause: OHSU’s adult sleep medicine practice is closed for now to most new external and internal referrals.

You can still refer new patients for urgent sleep studies and sleep consults if you are a provider in:

  • Bariatrics
  • Cardiology
  • ENT
  • OB/GYN
  • Pulmonology

As an alternative to a referral, please consider calling our free Physician Advice and Referral line: 503-494-4567, prompt 3.

1. Start the referral process:

Use your own referral form or notes* or download our form:

Adult referral form

2. Gather records:

  • Recent chart notes supporting the diagnosis
  • Bronchoscopy study (if available)
  • Chest imaging - Chest X-ray (CXR) & Chest CT (if available)
  • Echocardiogram (if available)
  • Labs supporting the diagnosis
  • Arterial blood gas (ABG) (last year) (if available)
  • Lung biopsy report (if available)
  • All pulmonary function test reports (if available)
  • Pulmonary rehab reports (if available)
  • Sleep study, sleep clinic notes, nocturnal oximetry (if available)
  • Sputum study (sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage results including respiratory cultures and serologies) - lab studies (if available)
  • Thoracic surgery report (if available)
  • Allergist records & testing as noted above if the patient saw one for asthma or other pulmonary diseases.
  • Lung ventilation and perfusion scan (V/Q scan) - radiologic study (if available)
  • Right heart catheterization procedure report (if available)
  • Lung pathology reports (if available)
  • DME information

3. Fax the referral and all records to 503-346-6854.

* Referral notes or forms should include:

  • Patient name, date of birth, sex, address and phone number
  • Referring provider’s name, address and phone number
  • Diagnosis or reason for referral
  • Department patient is being referred to
  • Most recent chart notes supporting the diagnosis or reason for referral

For help or to arrange provider-to-provider advice, call 503-494-4567.

Date Revised May 18, 2026