This is The Way Podcast

In this episode of "This is the Way" Podcast, Dr. Pepper interviews Dr. Pranjal Patel from Stanford, CA. Dr. Patel is a Clinical Assistant Professor, in Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine at Stanford Health in Stanford, CA.

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 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.