Interventional Pulmonary Medicine
Our interventional pulmonologists diagnose and treat people who have lung masses, enlarged lymph nodes or problems with their airways.
Expert & Specialized Care for Lung Conditions
Interventional pulmonary medicine is a subspecialty of pulmonary medicine. Wellstar’s interventional pulmonologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the airway, lung and pleura using advanced minimally invasive endoscopic and percutaneous procedures.
This highly trained, deeply experienced group of physicians care for patients in Wellstar’s hospitals and pulmonary medicine practices to diagnose and treat patients who have lung masses, enlarged lymph nodes or problems with their airways, among other conditions. With these experts, our patients have access to advanced non-invasive procedures to diagnose and manage diseases involving the chest in one of our world-class bronchoscopy suites.
Our physicians work with thoracic surgery, medical oncology and radiation oncology to provide our patients with convenient, multidisciplinary care. Our interventional pulmonary physicians are an integral part of the Wellstar Lung Cancer STAT Clinic, the Incidental Lung Nodule Clinic and Wellstar Lung Cancer Screening program.
This highly trained, deeply experienced group of physicians care for patients in Wellstar’s hospitals and pulmonary medicine practices to diagnose and treat patients who have lung masses, enlarged lymph nodes or problems with their airways, among other conditions. With these experts, our patients have access to advanced non-invasive procedures to diagnose and manage diseases involving the chest in one of our world-class bronchoscopy suites.
Our physicians work with thoracic surgery, medical oncology and radiation oncology to provide our patients with convenient, multidisciplinary care. Our interventional pulmonary physicians are an integral part of the Wellstar Lung Cancer STAT Clinic, the Incidental Lung Nodule Clinic and Wellstar Lung Cancer Screening program.
Conditions we treat
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Procedures & Treatments We Offer
Advanced diagnostic procedures
- Rigid bronchoscopy
- Flexible bronchoscopy
- High definition and narrow band imaging (NBI) bronchoscopy
- Linear endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Radial endobronchial ultrasound (rEBUS)
- Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- Robotic navigation bronchoscopy
Therapeutic procedures for benign and malignant disease
- Rigid Bronchoscopy
- Hot and cold airway ablative therapies (Argon plasma coagulation, electrocautery and cryotherapy)
- Airway dilation
- Foreign body removal
- Airway stent (metallic, hybrid or silicone) placement
- Fiducial marker placement (intranodal or lung tissue)
- Thoracic ultrasound-guided thoracentesis
- Indwelling pleural catheter placement
- Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
Lung disease treatments
- Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Bronchial thermoplasty for severe persistent asthma
- Endobronchial valve placement for persistent air leak
Physicians
Locations
For patients, please contact the interventional pulmonary program nurse navigator to schedule an appointment at (470) 956-8288.
For healthcare providers interested in inpatient transfers or consultations, please contact the Wellstar Transfer Center at (855) 935-5888 and request to speak with the interventional pulmonary medicine physician on call at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center.
For healthcare providers interested in inpatient transfers or consultations, please contact the Wellstar Transfer Center at (855) 935-5888 and request to speak with the interventional pulmonary medicine physician on call at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center.