Pulmonology stories

Lung cancer teams at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, TN, perform Ion robotic bronchoscopy and resection for the first time in hospital history.

Ascension Via Christi's Wichita hospitals launched a Pulmonary Embolism Response to treat patients with lung artery clots.

Ascension Via Christi is investing in new programs and services to help find lung cancers at its earliest stages and then get treatment started within seven to 14 days.

Six months ago, pulmonologists Abdel-Ghanie Abu-Samra, MD, and Youssef Yammine, MD, with Ascension Medical Group Via Christi, began offering Zephyr valve, a minimally invasive procedure, as a treatment option for patients with severe emphysema. Their colleague, Raid Abu-Awwad, MD, is now performing the procedure as well.

Pulmonologists Abdel-Ghanie Abu-Samra, MD, and Youssef Yammine with Ascension Medical Group Via Christi, are now offering Zephyr valve treatment, a minimally invasive procedure for patients with severe emphysema.