Patients benefit greatly from a multidisciplinary program involving a number of University of Minnesota clinicians offering their medical knowledge and experience. Your care team includes lung disease specialists such as interventional pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, radiation oncologists and pathologists who meet twice weekly to discuss your individualized care plan. This collaboration helps to expedite care by eliminating multiple clinic appointments.
Interventional Pulmonary and Lung Nodule
A lung nodule is a small growth inside the lung. It can be seen on an X-ray as a small growth. Often, lung nodules are found while performing a diagnostic test such as a chest CT scan or X-ray for another medical reason. Lung nodules are common and the majority are noncancerous (benign). Noncancerous lung nodules can develop for a number of reasons, including abnormal formation of tissue, inflammation, bacterial and fungal infection, scar tissue and blood vessel abnormalities.
Interventional Pulmonary is a subspecialty in which physicians are trained to diagnose and treat advanced lung diseases using minimally invasive procedures.
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Our Care Team
The University of Minnesota Health Lung Nodule Clinic team includes:
- Pulmonologists
- Thoracic surgeons
- Radiologists
- Pathologists
- Medical oncologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Interventional radiologists
- Nurse coordinators
Rafael S. Andrade, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Abbie Begnaud, MD
Pulmonologist, Critical Care Physician
Amit Bhargava, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Roy Joseph Cho, MD, MHA
Interventional Pulmonologist and Intensivist
H. Erhan Dincer, MD
Pulmonologist, Critical Care Physician
Heather C. Lundberg, CNS, OCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Madhuri V. Rao, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Gail Summerville, APRN, CNS
Nurse Specialist