Interventional pulmonology offers minimally invasive diagnostic, therapeutic, and palliative procedures in patients with pulmonary nodules, lung cancer, airways malignancies, benign airways disease, pleural disease, and complicated asthma.
Our comprehensive program includes:
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Electromagnetic navigation diagnostic bronchoscopy (Super D)
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Convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
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Peripheral endobronchial ultrasound (RP-EBUS)
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Airway ultrasound (RP-EBUS)
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Fluoroscopy
Central airway disease
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Rigid bronchoscopy
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Balloon bronchoscopy
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Argon plasma coagulation
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Cryotherapy
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Endobronchial electrosurgery
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Endobronchial mitomycin-C to delay airway restenosis
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Endobronchial steroid injection for inflammatory diseases
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Foreign body removal
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Stent placement (i.e., hybrid and silicone stents)
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Stent removal/surveillance
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Fiducial placement for CyberKnife Therapy
Pleural disease
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Medical thoracoscopy, pleural biopsies, diagnosis and management of recurrent pleural effusions
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Pleurodesis via talc clurry and poudrage
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Tunneled pleural catheter
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Thoracentesis +/- thoracic ultrasound guidance
Lung cancer
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Multidisciplinary thoracic clinic at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center,
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CyberKnife Lung Clinic, and CT Lung Cancer Screening Program
Advanced or complex cases of asthma
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Bronchial thermoplasty, a safe outpatient bronchoscopy procedure that uses mild heat to reduce excessive smooth muscle in the airways, which helps reduce severe asthma attacks.
Additional procedures
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Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
Videos
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Lung cancer treatment with CyberKnife: Ask Dr. Eric Anderson
Watch the video below as Dr. Eric Anderson answers commonly asked questions about lung cancer, including CyberKnife advantages.
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Philosophy of Care: Dr. Jay Kirkham
Jay Kirkham, DO, is an interventional pulmonologist and critical care physician at MedStar Health. Here, he discusses the latest approaches available to diagnose and treat lung diseases and lung cancer, available at the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Dr. Kirkham also addresses the importance of earlier diagnosis of lung cancer, and how minimally invasive approaches to care have optimized the patient care experience as well as long-term clinical outcomes.
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Dr. Jay Kirkham Service Specific – Combined Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Here, Jay Kirkham, DO, from the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases explains what Combined Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery is, and how this novel procedure makes it possible for patients to be diagnosed and treated for lung cancer, all at one time. Dr. Kirkham is an interventional pulmonologist and critical care physician at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
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