Thoracic Surgeons on the Lung Cancer Team with Dr. David Tom Cooke

David Tom Cooke, MD, Founding Chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery at UC Davis, joins the first episode of 2023 to discuss his colleague’s specific role in lung cancer screening and intervention, advances to minimally invasive, robotic and bronchoscopic techniques, and evolving strategies in individualized patient care.Episode Highlights0:14 Intro1:52 Introducing David T. Cooke, MD3:23 The role of thoracic surgeons in improving lung cancer screening rates6:22 Shared decision making in thoracic surgery8:16 Lobar, wedge resection or segmentectomy? Plus, robotic techniques?12:22 PET/CT scans in the staging process13:52 The surgeon approach to stage IV lung cancer16:02 Patient follow-up—improved mortality and longer life expectancy18:50 Prioritizing surgery and neoadjuvant therapy regimens20:48 Thoracic surgeon role in palliative care22:57 What’s on the horizon in the field: robotic surgery24:17 OutroCheck out other lung cancer episodes of Lungcast: Innovations in Interventional Pulmonology with Dr. Carla Lamb  Lung Cancer Screening: Trials, Tribulations & Triumphs with Dr. James Mulshine Future of Lung Cancer Precision Medicine with Andrea Mazzochi Get More From Lungcast Lungcast on HCPLive: https://www.hcplive.com/podcasts/lungcast Lungcast on American Lung Association: https://www.lung.org/professional-education/lungcast Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YEDxKw Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3jCVevq YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Lungcast/videos