This is The Way Podcast

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Roshen Mathew from Parkersburg, West Virginia. Dr. Mathew is the Director for Interventional Pulmonary Services at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Judith Brock from the Thoraxklinik in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Brock is a senior physician specialized in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and intensive care medicine and works mainly in the field of interventional pulmonology.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Roberto Casal. They discuss the CONFIRM study describing the performance of shape-sensing robotic bronchoscopy integrated with mobile cone beam CT. Dr. Casal is an Interventional Pulmonologist and a Professor of Medicine at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Bobby Mahajan. They discuss stage shift and reduction in time to diagnosis of lung cancer after implementing a formal incidental lung nodule program. Dr. Mahajan is the System Chief for Inova Interventional Pulmonology in Fairfax, VA.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Roberto Casal. They discuss the LADS vs VESPA randomized clinical trial to minimize atelectasis in robotic bronchoscopy. Dr. Casal is an Interventional Pulmonologist and a Professor of Medicine at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Ankush Ratwani. They discuss sustained breath holds in bronchoscopy. Dr. Ratwani is an Interventional Pulmonologist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, NE.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Abdul Alraiyes. They discuss prone positioning in cone beam CT-guided robotic bronchoscopy. Dr. Alraiyes is the Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago, IL.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Or Kalchiem-Dekel. They discuss the safety and value of the 1.7mm cryoprobe in CT guided shape-sensing robotic bronchoscopy. Dr. Kalchiem-Dekel is an Interventional Pulmonologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Dakota McNierney, DO and Kenneth Sakata, MD from the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Sakata is the Director of Interventional Pulmonology and Dr McNierney is a Chief Fellow in Pulmonology and Critical Care.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Judith Brock from Thoraxklinik, Heidelberg Germany. Dr. Brock is a senior physician specialized in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and intensive care medicine and works mainly in the field of Interventional Pulmonology.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Seeley and Gesthalter from the UCSF Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care on their CHEST editorial entitled "Conflicts of Interest in Interventional Pulmonary: Let's shut the door on ambiguity".

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Paez and Maldonado, from vanderBilt University Medical Center, who discuss their recent RELIANT RCT publication in the Blue Journal investigating Robotic versus Electromagnetic Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper and Dr Lee discuss their experiences using integrated mobile cone beam CT and augmented fluoroscopy with robotic bronchoscopy to biopsy lung nodules. 

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Lentz and Maldonado, from VanderBilt University Medical Center. They discuss their recent NEJM RCT investigating navigational bronchoscopy or transthoracic needle biopsy for lung nodules.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Ravi Rajaram, the Medical Director for Thoracic Oncology at MD Anderson, TX. They discuss his 2024 publication in CHEST about Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients With Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Hasnain Bawaadam, Bryan Benn and Ganesh Krishna. They discuss their recent publication in CHEST pulmonary about ICG-soaked fiducial markers for lung nodules prior to thoracic surgery.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Vishisht Mehta. They discuss the role and challenges of artifical intelligence in bronchoscopy procedures, education and lung nodule care. Dr. Mehta is the Director of Interventional Pulmonology at the Lung Center of Nevada in Henderson, NV.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Inge Wijma. They discuss her recent white paper publication discussing radiation principles, protection, and reporting for Interventional Pulmonology. Dr. Wijma is a Technical Physician & PhD candidate in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland.  

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Hogarth and Jason Keeler discuss the business case for an advanced bronchoscopy solution. This episode was recorded on December 19, 2024 as part of the SAB Webinar educational series.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Otis Rickman, Dr. Tom Gildea and Dr. Fabien Maldonado, who share their journey and experiences through navigational bronchoscopy over the last two decades. Dr. Rickman is based at Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville, TN., Dr. Gildea is based at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH and Dr Maldonado is based at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Drs. Vritti Gupta and Bradley Icard discuss lung cancer screening guidelines and gaps. This episode was recorded on November 11, 2024 as part of the SAB Webinar educational series.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Jaspal Singh moderates the discussion between Drs. Fox and Silvestri on the pulmonologist's role in precision medicine for NSCLC. This episode was recorded on October 22, 2024 as part of the SAB Webinar educational series.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Kaele Leonard. They discuss her recent CHEST publication investigating financial conflicts of interest in robotic bronchoscopy. Dr. Leonard worked with the Interventional Pulmonary research group, headed by Dr. Fabien Maldonaldo, and is a clinical fellow at the VanderBilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Nayef moderates the discussion between Drs. Cicenia and Mahajan on data from the Galaxy System. This episode was recorded on October 17, 2024 as part of the SAB Webinar educational series.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Ramsy Abdelghani. They discuss his publication comparing shape-sensing robotic bronchoscopy with cone beam CT versus electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy with cone beam CT. Dr. Abdelghani is the Medical Director for Interventional Pulmonary at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Tajalli Saghaie. They discuss the first in human trial of the Noah Medical robotic electromagnetic platform with integrated TiLT technology (Galaxy platform) for peripheral pulmonary lesions. Dr. Saghaie is an Associate Professor with expertise in interventional pulmonology at Macquarie University in New South Wales, Australia.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Matthew Reinersman. They discuss the yield and safety of electromagnetic versus robotic assisted navigation bronchoscopy. Dr. Reinersman is a thoracic surgeon at the Oklahoma University Medical Center located in Oklahoma City, OK.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Or Kalchiem-Dekel. They discuss radiation exposure during mobile cone beam CT guided robotic assisted bronchoscopy. Dr. Kalchiem-Dekel is an Interventional Pulmonologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Ramsy Abdelghani and Fayez Kheir. They discuss imaging modalities, such as digital tomosynthesis and mobile/ fixed cone beam CT, with navigational bronchoscopy. Dr. Abdelghani is the Medical Director for Interventional Pulmonary at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Kheir is an interventional pulmonologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Drs. Anne Gonzalez and Lonny Yarmus. They discuss the ATS/ ACCP Delphi Consensus Definition of Diagnostic Yield and Recommendations for Patient-centered Study Designs. Dr. Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor at the Montreal Chest Institute at McGill University, Canada. Dr Yarmus is the Director of Interventional Pulmonology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Drs. Hogarth, Bhadra, Mahajan and Saghaie discuss how robotic integrated imaging will change the way we perform peripheral bronchoscopy. This episode was recorded on March 15, 2023 as part of the SAB Webinar educational series.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Jorge Mercado interviews Dr. Susan Garwood and Dr. Luke Yuhico. They discuss the importance of risk stratification in a structured lung nodule program. This episode was recorded as part of the SAB Webinar educational series.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Calvin Ng. They discuss the safety and feasibility of transbronchial microwave ablation in peripheral lung nodules. Dr. Ng is a Professor in Thoracic Surgery at the Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Brian Shaller. They discuss advanced imaging in peripheral bronchoscopy. Dr. Shaller is an Associate Program Director for Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Essam Mekhaiel shares his insights on real time rEBUS-TBNA for peripheral lung lesions with SAB moderator Dr Hasnain Bawaadam. This episode was recorded as part of the SAB Webinar educational series. Dr. Mekhaiel is an interventional pulmonologist at Advocate Health Care in Chicago, IL.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Bobby Mahajan. They discuss the MATCH study that evaluated the utility of the Galaxy Robotic Bronchoscopy Platform in a porcine model. Dr. Mahajan is the Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology for the Inova Health System in Fairfax Hospital, VA

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Abdul Alraiyes. They discuss hemoptysis in navigation bronchoscopy. Dr. Alraiyes is the Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago, IL.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Vritti Gupta. They discuss lung cancer screening guidelines including the recent updated guidelines by the American Cancer Society. Dr. Gupta is the Associate Director for Lung Cancer Screening at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit MI.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Muhammed Ali. They discuss his 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis that evaluated diagnostic yield and safety for robotic assisted bronchoscopy. Dr. Ali is an Assistant Professor and Interventional Pulmonologist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, NY.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Thomas Gildea. They discuss his 2021 article that investigated biopsy tool choice during bronchoscopy and its impact on diagnostic accuracy. Dr. Gildea is an interventional pulmonologist and the Head of the Department of Bronchology at Cleveland Clinic, OH.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Cumbo-Nacheli. They discuss his 2022 article that investigated electromagnetic robotic-assisted bronchoscopic navigation with Cone beam CT. Dr. Cumbo-Nacheli is an interventional pulmonologist at Grand Rapids MI and president of the Society of Advanced Bronchoscopy.

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Hasnain Bawaadam. They discuss his 2023 article that investigated lung nodule marking with ICG dye soaked coils. Dr. Bawaadam is the Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Advocate Aurora Health in Kenosha, WI.