Interventional Pulmonology

Interventional pulmonology is a noninvasive way to diagnose and treat lung disorders. This includes lung cancer, emphysema, benign airway disorders and pleural diseases. The Interventional Pulmonology program at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Mountain View Center is the only one on the West Coast offering 22 diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Our interventional pulmonologists collaborate with doctors in Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Medical Oncology, and offer our patients cutting-edge noninvasive procedures. PAMF interventional pulmonologist Ganesh Krishna, M.D., is among a few doctors in the United States who are experts in the inReach electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy system.

• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
• Diseases Treated

Interventional Pulmonology Articles

Read the following articles by Dr. Krishna for more information on Interventional Pulmonology:

• Interventional Pulmonology, by Harman S. Paintal, MBBS; Jürgen Hetzel, M.D.; and Ganesh Krishna, M.D., FCCP. American College of Chest Physicians website.
• "Minimally invasive techniques for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules," by Ganesh Krishna, M.D., FCCP and Michael K.
  Gould, M.D. Current Opinions in Pulmonary Medicine.
  
• "Transbronchial Cryobiopsy: A New Tool for Lung Biopsies," by Alexander Babiaka, Jürgen Hetzelb, Ganesh Krishna, Peter Fritzc, Peter Moellerd, Tahsin Ballia, Martin Hetzela. Respiration Internation Journal of Thoracic Medicine.