Interventional Pulmonology

When You Can't Breathe, Nothing Else Matters

                               
          Tracheal                          Before Dilation                 A different patient with tracheal 
          Stenosis                                                                                 obstruction by tumor

                                             (scroll mouse over images to view post-procedure results)

About our Practice

We provide multidisciplinary care for patients with all aspects of central airway obstruction due to either malignant or non-malignant disease. The complex airway team includes Interventional Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Anesthesiology. Our goal is to provide expeditious care in a multidisciplinary fashion with outstanding communication to both the patient and the referring physicians. To help achieve these goals, patients are discussed at a Multidisciplinary Complex Airway Conference.

In addition to airway obstruction from malignancy, we treat non-malignant central airway obstruction due to diseases such as tracheobronchomalacia, tracheal or sub-glottic stenosis, relapsing polychondritis, amyloidosis, tracheobronchial papillomatosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. We are fortunate to have all modalities for central airway intervention available to us, allowing treatment to be tailored to each patient. These technologies include:

• Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
• Autofluorescence and narrow-band imaging
• Thermal techniques including argon plasma coagulation (APC), electrocautery, laser and cryotherapy
• Photodynamic therapy
• Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy
• Endobronchial brachytherapy
• Silicone, metallic, and hybrid airway stents
• Powered instrumentation (microdebrider)

Patients with pleural effusions, mediastinal adenopathy and lung nodules or masses are also evaluated and treated in a multidisciplinary approach with members of Interventional Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery, Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology. We also perform ultrasound guided pleural procedures such as placement of PleurRx® and pigtail catheters, and medical thoracoscopy in addition to whole lung lavage.  Additionally, we are one of the leading centers for intrabronchial valve placement for the management of prolonged air leaks.

Scheduling an Appointment

New Patients

Please call our Senior Administrator, Laura Sutorius, at (410) 502-2533 to facilitate a new patient referral or schedule an appointment. 

Before the appointment, all pertinent medical records from referring physicians should be faxed to (410) 630-7491.  

Patients should bring recent X-rays, CT scans and PET scans either as a ‘hard copy’ or on CD to their appointment or make them available prior to the appointment.

Please refer to the links below for procedure related information.

Location

Interventional Pulmonology Clinic
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
7th Floor
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD  21287

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Mailing address
Interventional Pulmonology

Sheikh Zayed Tower, Suite 7-125

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

1800 Orleans Street

Baltimore, MD  21287

Phone:  (410) 502-2533
Fax:     (410) 630-7491

Our Physicians

David Feller-Kopman, MD
Director, Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Lonny Yarmus, DO
Interventional Pulmonology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

 

Hans Lee, MD

Interventional Pulmonology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

 

KoPen Wang, MD

Interventional Pulmonology

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

• Jason Akulian, MD; Fellow, Interventional Pulmonology
• Samuel Stettler, MS; Interventional Pulmonology Technician

Stephen Yang, MDChief, Thoracic SurgeryAssociate Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Daniela Molena, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Malcolm Brock, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Lynette Mark, MD
Clinical Director, Weinberg Operating Rooms
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery   

Nassir Bhatti, MD
Associate Professor Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    

Our Staff

Laura Sutorius
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Phone:  (410) 502-2533
Fax:     (410) 630-7491

Additional Links and Procedure Information

- Example of EBUS TBNA of 11L lymph node
- Johns Hopkins Hospital campus map
- Bronchoscopy information
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy Program
- PleurX® catheter drainage video**

- PleurX® Drainage Diary

- Photodynamic therapy information
- Thoracoscopy information

- Bronchoscopy Anesthesia Checklist Instructions

- Bronchoscopy Anesthesia Checklist

- The Johns Hopkins Lung Cancer Program

- Click here to make a charitable donation to the Interventional Pulmonology Research Fund

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