Meet the Experts

Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson

Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida

Videos

COPD: Medication

Which medication is best for every Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patient? Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains how doctors work with each patient to find the right medication to alleviate their symptoms.

Dangers of Vaping | Health Insiders

What are the sad numbers about teenagers, vaping and nicotine? Why nicotine is a harmful substance for your health? Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, and Maureen Lintner, Pulmonary Disease Coordinator with South Miami Hospital, explain why vaping is just another way to inhale nicotine.

COPD and Exacerbation

Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) happens when patients have an increase of phlegm or changing color, or when they have an increase in shortness of breath. He says that unfortunately COPD is not curable, so that is why it is important to mitigate the risks.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Exercise

The goal of pulmonary rehabilitation is to show people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) what level of capacity they have left and help them do exercise. Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains how pulmonary rehab reintroduces activity for sedentary people.

COPD: Risk Factors

Smoking, secondhand smoke, family history, and history of respiratory infections as child are some of the risk factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains these and more risk factors and what people can do to avoid COPD.

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