Dr. Setu Patolia specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He treats patients with lung cancer, asthma, benign and malignant obstruction of airways, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pleural diseases. Dr. Patolia uses the latest advancements for diagnosis and treatment, including endobronchial ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound.

His research interests include endoscopic treatment of lung cancer.

Dr. Patolia is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

He is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.