The core curriculum of the fellowship includes the topics listed below, as well as didactic lectures and extensive simulation training. A standardized curriculum with a required reading syllabus will be provided on a variety of interventional pulmonary topics. Fellows will be trained in the direct application of interventional pulmonary procedures in a high volume clinical setting. We encourage fellows to explore the following educational resources:
Core Curriculum Topics
- Advanced diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy
- Airway applications of balloon bronchoplasty
- Argon plasma coagulation
- Autofluorescence bronchoscopy
- Cryotherapy
- Electrocautery
- Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy
- Endobronchial brachytherapy
- Endobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNA
- Foreign body retrieval
- Management of benign and malignant airway and pleural diseases
- Medical pleuroscopy
- Metallic, hybrid, and silicone stent placement
- Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy
- Photodynamic therapy
- Pleural biopsy and pleurodesis
- Pleural catheter placement
- Rigid bronchoscopy
- Simulation education center
- Thermoplasty
- Transtracheal oxygen catheter
- YAP lase
There are opportunities to travel abroad for additional international interventional experiences during the year of training. Participation in the internationally recognized Lahey Interventional Course is also offered annually.