Lung Disease
Treatments & Diseases

The program is a founding member of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Clinic (TOTAL: Thoracic Oncology Treatment and Long Term Care Clinic). Patients are evaluated and managed in a multidisciplinary approach with colleagues in Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology. Treatment plans are individualized based on patient needs with the most advanced care possible.

As a complete program, we perform the following advanced, non-invasive diagnostic, therapeutic, and palliative procedures in both the inpatient and outpatient setting:

Procedures for Benign Airway Disease

• Trans-Tracheal Oxygen (TTO) Catheter Placement
• Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for COPD
• Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma

Therapeutic Bronchoscopy for Benign and Malignant Airway Disease

• Rigid Bronchoscopy
• Laser Therapy
• Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC)
• Cryotherapy
• Electrocautery
• Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)
• Endobronchial Brachytherapy
• Fiducial Placement for External Beam Radiation Treatment (EBRT)
• Airway Stent Placement and Removal (Metallic, Hybrid, and Silicone)
• Bronchoplasty
• Foreign Body Removal
• Chronic In-dwelling Pleural Drainage Catheters (Pleurx™)
• Thoracic Ultrasound-guided Chest Tube Placement
• Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy