Well, that's nice. The University of Chicago Medicine 5841 S. Maryland Avenue Chicago, IL 60637 | 773-702-1000 Appointments: 1-888-824-0200. I mean, it's really amazing. [MUSIC PLAYING] Hello, and welcome to At The Forefront Live. We even use-- in order to evaluate a patient's risk-- we use calculators to help evaluate that too based on a patient's history and imaging findings. And our complication rate is the lowest amongst the three. And then I'll have Ajay go at it as well. Additionally, he authored a best-selling textbook on bronchoscopy as well as written numerous book chapters and clinical guidelines pertinent to the management of patients with lung cancer. 1-877-DOM-2730, Department of Medicine No, it will show the nodules. Physician Recruitment McHenry, IL. Yes, sir. 840 S. Wood Street MC719 Chicago, IL 60612. So talk to us a little bit more about the lymph nodes. Absolutely, yeah. We just talked a moment ago, and you're pretty new here. And Janet wants to know how invasive is a lung biopsy? And usually we discuss medications, if the patient is on a blood thinner. And there are potential treatments to help patients quit smoking as well. Pass instruments out, take little pieces that we-- so you're not going to miss anything, you know, volume wise. Yes, sir. But there's many other tests. is seeking to recruit a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician to join our robust team of highly experienced providers.This position requires coverage in the outpatient office located at 5 Palisades Drive, Albany NY and inpatient coverage at St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY including weekend call at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY. Patients have both benign and malignant non-cardiac diseases of the chest. That's always the question people want to know. Our interventional pulmonologists and their teams can diagnose and treat many types of lung disease, such as: Airway conditions, including airway fistulas and airway stenosis (narrowing) Asthma. For the star ratings and comments, all feedback on the provider web page is posted as it was given from patients. Well, we're very happy to have you. So if you have an abnormality, the other thing that sets this place apart is if you call a regular hospital and say, hey, I've got a lung nodule, can I see somebody? Comments that do not apply, risk patient privacy, or are not appropriate are not posted. We'll try to get to as many as we can over the next half hour. And you two, and your teams, are really good at helping people through that situation. But there's many other tests. And we have a high success rate to get you an answer. And then once that's completed, we send the patient to the post procedural area, where they recover for a couple hours. Interventional Pulmonology. And was fortunate enough to start the bronchoscopy program here, and the Nodule program. We can talk about imaging modalities. But you come in, we have a pre-procedural area where the patients get kind of their IV. You can't eat after midnight. For an appointment in the Interventional Pulmonology Outpatient Clinic at the Holmes Hospital (3 rd floor), please . So if we think you're at early stage cancer, that's great. Interventional Pulmonology. Well, that's nice. Because we will always see you. Yeah, and I want to tell people-- this is a very, very safe place. And Dr. Hogarth, we'll start with you. Emphysema and advanced emphysema. We will overbook you. Mailing Address: Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care 5841 South Maryland Ave., MC 6076 Chicago, IL 60637. Dr. Ajay Wagh and Dr. Kyle Hogarth will discuss the latest in lung nodule diagnostics, management, and treatment. He also serves as an assistant professor of internal medicine at the UK College of Medicine. Instead, you might have a little sore throat for a day or two. First, if you smoke, please quit. So let's start off with our questions. I mean, we do have telemedicine options. And the national standard is roughly five weeks. There's large databases that have been built off of the experience of radiology to be able to essentially plug-in and give a number. So if you need an appointment, give us a call at 888-824-0200. Yeah, there's several possibilities in that regard to evaluate these. The academic interventional pulmonology (IP) fellowship at the University of Chicago offers training in conjunction with national and international experts in bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and all aspects of interventional pulmonology. And you know, those patients typically are eligible for low dose lung cancer screening. All rights reserved. So-- So appreciate that. Some of them are blood based tests. It's either cancer or everything else. You want to be calm and cool. Our program's strength lies in the large and varied patient base . UK Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine offers the full scope of inpatient and outpatient services involving the diagnostic evaluation and clinical management of respiratory disorders. Faculty and fellows conduct research in a wide range of topics such as devices in sleep medicine and interventional pulmonary, laboratory studies in IPF fibroblast pathology or building new lungs for transplantation. But many times, you might notice something on an x-ray that's not part of the screening pathway. Yes, sir. For help with MyChart, call us at 1-844-442-4278. We're going to tell you a outlined plan that is backed up with data as to why we're doing this. Pass instruments out, take little pieces that we-- so you're not going to miss anything, you know, volume wise. A lung mass can be a frightening discovery. Dr. Hogarth kind of briefly said something about the blood tests. Chronic cough. If it bothers you to come near the Medical Center, fine, let's do it via the computer. And that's kind of comforting, I think, for most patients. Along with his strides with bLVR, Dr. Hogarth was the first physician in Illinois to perform bronchial thermoplasty, a FDA-approved technique to treat severe asthma. They come into the sky lobby here at UChicago. The collaboration with the Chicago Chest Center, the oldest established full service Interventional Pulmonology program in the state, gives our faculty and trainees expanded access to research and advanced procedures. Please remember to check out our Facebook page for our schedule of programs that are coming up in the future. And how minimal it actually is? That's why I'm not moving a lot, not that I move a lot anyway. The hospital is safe, the hospital is clean. It is a one-year program which is fully accredited by American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) and . And we have a series of other tests we can do. We're in very separate areas. Or come and visit a lung physician. That ground glass, if it gets larger or denser, then it's changing. And thank you to our viewers for your great questions. We don't even have any camera people in here. Dr. Hogarth is the founder and past president of the Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy. We evaluate whether or not it's a target that we can reach. And thank you to our viewers for your great questions. But there's many things it could be. And as always, we'll take your questions during our 30 minute program. Because it has everything to do with the quality of the machine for the radiation that goes through. Conditions & Services; All rights reserved. And then afterwards, once we settle on a date, the patient comes in. Because the chance it's cancer is so low, and every invasive procedure always carries a risk. MC 6092 Follow @uw_APCC. Another question from a viewer, and this is Carla. Obviously, if things change, then that's a discussion towards biopsy. Absolutely. Can you kind of walk us through that? But we're also going to work with you. Yes, sir. What Dr. Wagh and I do is a procedure called bronchoscopy. Train with the experts at the University of Wisconsin Interventional Pulmonology fellowship program. Because in some cases, our plan for you is to get a follow-up CAT scan, is to do watch and wait. Really, really good questions today. Or it could be a telemedicine visit. [MUSIC PLAYING]. And you say, well, wait. And I don't know. Well, it certainly can. And these procedures all have their own benefits, but also their own complications. After initially working as a hospitalist, he pursued a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at OHSU followed by an interventional pulmonary fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. 617-632-8036. And then at that point, we would bring the patient back to the our laboratory. And I would imagine in this-- I've got to word COVID of in here, because you know, it's what we're talking about everywhere. We're going to give you some strong recommendations. Maybe a 3% chance of cancer is acceptable to some, and terrifying to others, and everywhere in between. And it also has a lot of great COVID information. And one that has a very low invasive potential. What happens? I apologize. And I have been working at the University of Chicago since 1998. It's OK. Job Description Northwestern Medicine is currently seeking Physicians, board-certified or eligible in Interventional Pulmonology for our McHenry, IL and Lake Forest, IL hospital locations. And obviously, you know, even with minimally invasive surgery, it's still a surgery. Yeah, sure. And how urgently must patients act? Communicate with your doctor, view test results, schedule appointments and more. Thanks again for being with us today. Meet the Doctor. There's also what's called a needle biopsy. But Dr. Wagh, can you talk to us a little bit about just-- I think as Dr. Hogarth just mentioned, if somebody comes in and sees a physician. But you know, I think that there's so many different possibilities when it comes to management that we're quickly learning how to utilize technology, even in telehealth, to help patients get what they need. Dr. Hogarths expertise has been recognized by both patients and colleagues alike. We're going to give you some strong recommendations. But also don't ignore it, and don't delay it. You will get seen three to four weeks from now. We could get you a plaque or something. And probably the worst thing that could happen is that somebody would forego treatment that they need because they're afraid of COVID. Yes, sir. [MUSIC PLAYING]. About. It was designed to provide the subspecialty trainees with extensive training and experience in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are essential to the practice of Interventional Pulmonology. So if you have an x-ray or a CAT scan, there is a chance that the word module or mass is going to show up in the report. Oh, let me reinforce that. All rights reserved. Well, gentlemen, we're out of time. U.S. News evaluated 1,699 hospitals and ranked the top 50 that see challenging patients for complex respiratory conditions such as lung . [MUSIC PLAYING] Hello, and welcome to At The Forefront Live. Stopping smoking can help you just across the board. I'm in the studio all by myself, as you can see here. So a little bit of a fan club going here, but that's awesome. Elizabeth says, I've had several bronchoscopes done by Dr. Hogarth, he's amazing. And the individual tumor biology is changing. So you're going to get way more bang for your buck literally as a scan by coming here. And either one of you can jump on this one. So appreciate that. And Dr. Hogarth, I don't know if you can talk to us a little bit about how do you work with the patients? Reason for choosing our fellowship: "I chose UW-Madison because of the people.There was a sense of camaraderie within the department, and it was evident that the program is highly invested in . American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) Statement on the Use of Bronchoscopy and Respiratory Specimen Collection in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Infection . We're open for business. Interesting. But of course, there's an 80% chance it's not cancer. And so now you're going to go to the surgeon to be cured. And what we've gained, of course, is for all of those scans, that nothing changed and you avoided an unnecessary invasive procedure. And that's sort of when we take a look at the CAT scan very closely. A star rating is not given if a provider only has a small number of survey responses. And what we've gained, of course, is for all of those scans, that nothing changed and you avoided an unnecessary invasive procedure. There's nobody else here. What's that chance? The University of Illinois at Chicago/Chicago Chest Center offers a 12 month Interventional Pulmonology fellowship is spread across a spectrum of hospitals to allow for exposure to a wide variety of patients, diagnoses, interventions and multiple mentors. But we can. There's large databases that have been built off of the experience of radiology to be able to essentially plug-in and give a number. Dr. Wagh, let's hear a little bit about you. But I love these. Because why would I put you-- why would I cure you of something that's never going to harm you? Because in some cases, our plan for you is to get a follow-up CAT scan, is to do watch and wait. Get an online second opinion from one of our experts without having to leave your home. Right? When we-- and I'll also say it depends. And one that has a very low invasive potential. Email: ipscheduling@jhmi.edu. I do think that it's worth saying that complications are pretty rare with the scopes, the endoscopy that we perform. St. Peters Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C. MDA, Interventional Pulmonary Course 2023, 2/23/2023 7:00:00 AM - 2/24/2023 4:45:00 PM, The activity is designed to review the current concepts and recent advances in interventional pulmonology as it pertains to the cancer patient, and to introduce new technologic advances that are poised to revolutionize the diagnosis, staging, and management of lung cancer. And probably the worst thing that could happen is that somebody would forego treatment that they need because they're afraid of COVID. Or does it have to be a higher dose CT screening? And I was fortunate enough, I think, gosh, it's been over a year ago. And the individual tumor biology is changing. And I do also think it's worth mentioning that by doing the bronchoscopy, as opposed to choosing an alternative technique, such as a needle biopsy, we're also able to evaluate the lymph nodes in the chest. And let's go through your CAT scan and let's have this discussion about what our next step is. Getting an expert opinion about what could this nodule actually be. We are taking questions from viewers. All kinds of fantastic information there. So if we think you're at early stage cancer, that's great. And that's a very important part for a cancer evaluation. Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship; Post-Doctoral; . Can an 11 millimeter nodule be biopsied by that bronchoscope method through the throat? So Dr. Wagh, you touched on this a little bit before. And they'll double check everything. I'll also point out that our procedures, like Dr. Wagh said, are done under anesthesia. No, it's a great question. The immediate reaction is you're probably frightened. So there's no cutting. The responses are used to improve patient experience and recognize staff members for the care they provide. But a doctor may see something on a chest x-ray. Anchored at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Canning Thoracic Institute is a regional destination for those who need highly specialized thoracic care. But generally speaking, a lung cancer-- when someone says to you, hey, we want to get a follow-up CAT scan, the reason they're suggesting that is that the nodule you have is so small or has characteristics that are so convincing that it's benign, that that two or three month interval that they've suggested-- if I'm wrong and it's actually a cancer, the amount that it's going to grow in that time period is so small that we've not lost anything. Physician: Interventional Pulmonology - McHenry, IL / Lake Forest, IL. And I think we like to take things one step at a time. Paper copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the University of Chicago Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Ajay Wagh Physician in Interventional Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Chicago, Illinois, United States 500+ connections It's almost, you know, again it's like a video game, science fiction, it's pretty amazing. And so part of our discussion is, what's the probability that this nodule that you have on your CAT scan-- is it actually cancer or not? But can you kind of walk us through what people can expect before, during, and after one of these procedures. We'll get you a speech card. Sure, so a ground glass nodule is definitely a different thing than a very solid nodule.