gary feinberg: quite often i will see a patient that's been referred to me by another doctor. i'll have a pulmonologist-- a lung doctor-- who will send me a patient who has asthma, and the pulmonologist wants me to assess whether or not the sinuses are causing the asthma problem. and after assessing the patient, getting the radiological studies, and determining that there's sinus disease, then i call the pulmonologist, and i call him on the phone or i call her on the phone and say we have this problem. the patient's going to need surgery... the patient will need to be in the hospital for a couple of days because of their lung problem or asthma. we work together as a team in taking care of the patient. this kind of coordination helps patients navigate the medical marketplace. it is particularly critical for anyone with a chronic condition. laura mosqueda: it's scary to be faced with a disease that might go on for 10, 15 years, where there really isn't hope for somebody getting better from it. then i think we need to provide ongoing office visits in terms of availability for peo