Bronchoscopic Interventions for Advanced COPD with Dr. Diana Yu

Today's Episode Dr. Raj talks with Dr. Diana Yu about why she went
into interventional pulmonology, what COPD is, and advanced
measures that can be taken such as total lung volume reduction
surgery, lung transplants, as well as noninvasive procedures.
  Today's Guest Dr. Diana Yu is an interventional
pulmonologist and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California. She
is also the director of interventional pulmonary research. She
completed her interventional pulmonary fellowship training at Johns
Hopkins University of Medicine, her pulmonary and critical care
fellowship at UCLA, and her internal medicine at UCI. She has
served as faculty at Stanford University of Medicine prior to
coming to USC. Her areas of clinical expertise include minimally
invasive, diagnostic, and therapeutic bronchoscopy and pleural
procedures, complex pleural diseases, and lung transplant airway
complications. Her research areas include investigational cellular
in animal models to elucidate the mechanism of post-transplant
bronchial stenosis and idiopathic tracheal stenosis as well as
endobronchial ultrasound-bronchoscopy-guided cardiac plexus
neurolysis for the treatment of refractory tachyarrhythmias. 
About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and
associate professor at the University of Southern California. He
was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a
regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a
weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles. Want more Dr. Raj?
Check out the Beyond the Pearls lecture series! The Ultimate High
Yield Bundle: The complete review of high-yield clinical medicine
topics necessary for graduate medical education board exams
including NBME, USMLE Steps 1/2/3, ITE and ABIM Boards. You can
also listen to the Beyond the Pearls podcast. An InsideTheBoards
Podcast. Check out our other shows: Crush Step 1 Step 2 Secrets
Physiology by Physeo Step 1 Success Stories The InsideTheBoards
Study Smarter Podcast The InsideTheBoards Podcast The Health Beat
  Produced by Ars Longa Media To learn more about us and this
podcast, visit arslonga.media. You can leave feedback or
suggestions at arslonga.media/contact or by emailing
info@arslonga.media. Produced by: Christopher Breitigan. Executive
Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD The information presented in this
podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be
construed as professional or medical advice. Learn more about your
ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices