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Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD

(135 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Professional interests include: lung transplant, tuberculosis (TB)

50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 585-3697

Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD is a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. She graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD is affiliated with University of Utah Health.

Office Locations

50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

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Some issues Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	213
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177
pulmonary testing	222

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	205
hospital care	188
inpatient care	188
pulmonary testing	161

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	194
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	205
hospital care	214
inpatient care	214

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	196
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	13
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	59
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	175
hospital care	239
inpatient care	239

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	203
hospital care	282
inpatient care	282

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	208
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	148
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	134
hospital care	244
inpatient care	244

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	46
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	151
hospital care	509
inpatient care	509

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	44
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Salt Lake City, UT were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	184
hospital care	240
inpatient care	240
pulmonary testing	191

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	169
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	1
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	90

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD treated were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	25
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. She completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) and has a state license in Utah.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine)

Licensed In: Utah

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Utah Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 135 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Salt Lake City, UT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Barbara C. Cahill, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$125 Cresemba $125
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$28 TRACLEER BOSENTAN $28

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$153

Biography

Dr. Barbara Cahill's specialties are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Cahill has indicated that her clinical interests include lung transplant and tuberculosis (TB). Her average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Before performing her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota, Dr. Cahill attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria for medical school. She is professionally affiliated with the University of Utah Health.