This is The Way Podcast

Improving Lung Nodule Detection and Building a Lung Nodule Program

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Nicholas Wysham (Pulmonologist and Advanced Bronchoscopist) and Ms. Renee Klein (Thoracic Nurse Navigator). They discuss how they improved lung nodule detection by building a successful lung nodule program.

Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy in a Thoracic Surgical Practice

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Harmik Soukiasian. They discuss his 2023 article that investigated robotic navigational bronchoscopy in a thoracic surgical practice. Dr. Soukisiasian is the Director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles CA.

Diagnostic Yield from Bronchoscopy: A Useful Metric?

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Gerard Silvestri. They discuss his 2020 article that investigated diagnostic yield from bronchoscopy in patients evaluated from 2008 to 2012. Dr. Silvestri is lung cancer pulmonologist at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

Creating and building a succesful lung nodule/ robotic bronchoscopy program

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Phan, Icard and Bawaadam. They discuss how they each created and built their own successful lung nodule/ robotic bronchoscopy program.

Radiation dose of cone beam CT combined with robotic assisted bronchoscopy

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Kim Styrvoky. They discuss her 2023 article that investigated radiation dose with cone beam CT during robotic assisted bronchoscopy. Dr. Styrvoky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is also the Interim Director of Interventional Pulmonology and the Director of Bronchoscopy at Parkland Hospital, Dallas TX.

Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Cryobiopsy

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Ramsey Abdelghani. They discuss his 2019 article that investigated the use of radial EBUS guided transbronchial cryobiopsies. Dr. Abdelghani is the Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans LA.

Anesthesia considerations to reduce motion and divergence during advanced guided bronchoscopy

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Michael Pritchett. They discuss his 2021 article that reviewed anesthesia considerations to reduce motion and divergence during advanced bronchoscopy. They also discuss biopsy tool workflow and setting up a successful lung nodule/ robotic bronchoscopy program. Dr. Pritchett is an advanced bronchoscopist and the Director of the Chest Center of the Carolinas at Pinehurst Medical Clinic in Pinehurst, NC.

Robotic electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for pulmonary lesions

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Faisal Khan. They discuss his 2023 article that investigated diagnostic outcomes for robotic assisted bronchoscopy for pulmonary lesions. Dr. Khan is an interventional pulmonologist at Franciscan Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN.