Interventional Pulmonology Program

Welcome to the Interventional Pulmonology Program

The Interventional Pulmonology Program at Emory Healthcare is the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind in Georgia. We offer a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. We created the program to provide patients with access to the latest, minimally invasive, state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatments for lung and pleural diseases. 

Advanced Diagnostic Procedures

• Flexible Bronchoscopy (with bronchoalveolar lavage or lung biopsy)
• Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
• Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (SuperDimension™)
• High Definition and Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) Bronchoscopy
• Medical Thoracoscopy with Pleural Biopsy and Pleurodesis

Treatments and Services 

TOTAL Lung Cancer Clinic

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

Make an Appointment 

To make an appointment, please call 404-778-7777 and speak with a HealthConnection registered nurse or representative. The team can answer almost any health-related question. Plus, help you:

The HealthConnection Team is available Monday–Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. 

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