Common Pulmonary and Sleep conditions evaluated and treated:
Lung nodules/masses
Mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy
Shortness of breath
Cough
Alpha-1-Antitripsin deficiency
Interstitial lung diseases
Excessive sleepiness
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Procedures performed:
Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial brush and forceps biopsy, transbronchial needle aspiration
EBUS-bronchoscopy for lymph node sampling
EBUS-miniprobe bronchoscopy for peripheral lung nodules/masses
Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy (ENB)
Airway stent placement
Percutaneous tracheostomy
Ultrasound-guided central venous and arterial lines catheterization
Endotracheal intubation
Chest tubes
Right Heart Catheterization (Swan Ganz)
Ultrasound-guided thoracenthesis
Medical Thoracoscopy/Pleuroscopy
Tunneled pleural catheter (PleuRx)
Bronchial Thermoplasty (for severe asthma not controlled with usual treatment). What is it? Are you a candidate? See patient testimonial
Cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing
Six-minute walk test
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)
Bronchoscopic Lung volume reduction (see video)
Airway debunking and stenting
Sleep Testing done at Fort Hamilton Hospital is read by Dr. Onadeko