Central Carolina Pulmonary Care

Central Carolina Pulmonary Care provides pulmonary and critical care medicine for patients of all ages. This new practice is located in the Medical Arts building adjacent to Central Carolina Hospital, at 1139 Carthage Street.

Dr. Saurav Pokharel, a specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine joined Central Carolina Pulmonary Care in September 2025. He has practiced previously at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory and the Heart & Lung Clinic at CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck, ND, where he also served as the Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Testing laboratory.

Dr. Pokharel's areas of specialization include lung nodules and lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma, chronic cough, hypoxemia and unexplained shortness of breath. He also has extensive experience in bronchoscopy and lung biopsy and plans to bring robotic and navigation bronchoscopy services to our area.