Jose A. De Olazabal, DO and Jose R. De Olazabal, MD

Longtime father-son-led practice expands advanced pulmonary care, sleep medicine, and critical care treatment options within the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Dec. 22, 2025) – Lung Specialists of Palm Beach, a long-time provider of expert pulmonary care and sleep medicine, has partnered with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) to expand access to comprehensive, academic-driven health care services throughout Florida. The practice will operate as TGH Lung Specialists of Palm Beach, combining local expertise with the cutting-edge resources of one of the nation’s top-ranked academic health systems.

Led by a father-and-son team of board-certified pulmonologists, Jose R. De Olazabal, MD and Jose A. De Olazabal, DO, TGH Lung Specialists of Palm Beach will continue serving patients from its Palm Beach Gardens location. This affiliation will benefit residents of Palm Beach and Martin counties by providing access to treatment for complex pulmonary, sleep, and critical care-related conditions.

“Both my father and I are excited to join Tampa General’s growing network of esteemed providers,” said Jose A. De Olazabal. “We look forward to providing our patients with access to the cutting-edge technologies, research breakthroughs and clinical trials that Tampa General offers, while continuing to deliver the personalized care they have come to expect from us.”

Enhancing Care Through Academic Excellence

Since 2020, Tampa General Hospital has established a growing network of state-of-the-art services in the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast, continuing to set the standard for academic-driven health care. Recognized as one of the highest-ranked hospitals in Florida by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Hospitals, Tampa General is also ranked among the top 10% of U.S. hospitals in Pulmonology and Lung Surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-26.

“The De Olazabals operate a respected practice,” said Abraham Schwarzberg, MD, president of the Tampa General Provider Network and chief of oncology at the TGH Cancer Institute | Cancer Center of South Florida. “By joining Tampa General, their knowledge and expertise will enhance the comprehensive and innovative network of services we offer patients in the Palm Beaches and on the Treasure Coast.”

Streamlined Access to Comprehensive Services

TGH Lung Specialists of Palm Beach patients will now have direct access to Tampa General’s academic health system, including cutting-edge medical advancements, collaborative treatment plans and top-tier specialists. Patients requiring complex procedures at Tampa General can return to their local provider for follow-ups, ensuring continuity, convenience, and excellence in care.

The practice’s specialists diagnose and treat a wide range of pulmonary and sleep-related conditions, including:

  • Asthma
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Chronic cough
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)/emphysema
  • Interstitial and occupational lung disease
  • Lung cancer
  • Lung nodules
  • Nicotine dependence
  • Obstructive sleep apnea and related sleep disorders

 

Convenient Location and Transition for Patients

TGH Lung Specialists of Palm Beach will remain at its current location: 3400 Burns Rd., Ste. 201, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410.

Patients will experience no changes to their insurance or copayments, and the practice will retain all data from patients’ electronic medical records. For more information about the partnership and expanded services, contact TGH Lung Specialists of Palm Beach at 561-694-1101.

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About Tampa General Hospital

Tampa General Hospital, the Tampa Bay region’s only academic health system, is a 1,529-bed not-for-profit network of hospital and outpatient services spanning across Florida. As the only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care center serving 23 counties, Tampa General delivers world-class care. The system’s hospitals include Tampa General Hospital, Tampa General Rehabilitation Hospital, Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, all in Tampa; Tampa General Brooksville, Tampa General Spring Hill, and Tampa General Crystal River. Tampa General is the highest-ranked hospital in Tampa Bay in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospitals, with six medical specialties ranking among the top 50 in the nation and five additional medical specialties ranked among the top 10% best hospital programs in the United States. As the first hospital in Florida to open a clinical command center for real-time situational awareness, the academic health system has elevated its digital care coordination center to the next level by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and its analytics platform across inpatient and outpatient care to ensure patients receive leading-edge care as quickly and safely as possible. Tampa General’s commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by three prestigious Forbes magazine rankings — in the 2025 America’s Best Large Employers, ranked as the Tampa Bay region’s #1 employer in the health care category for the fifth year in a row, and among the top five in the state of Florida, in the 2025 Best Employers by State and the 2023 America’s Best Employers for Women.

 

Tampa General is the area’s safety-net hospital, caring for anyone regardless of ability to pay; in fiscal year 2024, Tampa General provided a net community benefit of approximately $289.1 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It was the nation’s No. 1 adult solid organ transplant center in 2024 and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With five medical helicopters, Tampa General transports critically injured or ill patients from surrounding counties to receive the advanced care their conditions require. Tampa General has a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It is home to the Muma Children’s Hospital at TGH, the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General’s footprint includes TGH North, which consists of three hospitals and several outpatient locations in Citrus and Hernando counties; 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices; TGH Family Care Center Kennedy; two TGH outpatient centers; TGH Virtual Health; and 19 TGH Imaging outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care, powered by the Fast Track network of clinics. To see a medical care professional live anytime, anywhere on a smartphone, tablet or computer, visit Virtual Health | Tampa General Hospital (tgh.org). For more information, go to www.tgh.org.