Groundbreaking Procedure For Lung Cancer Detection Now Available at East Jefferson General Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital recently announced the opening of a state-of-the-art interventional bronchoscopy suite to enhance minimally invasive detection and diagnosis of lung cancer.

“This brand-new bronchoscopy suite at EJ has the latest and greatest technology, allowing us to quickly biopsy nodules in even the most remote and delicate areas of the lungs, with minimal risk and discomfort to the patient,” says Dr. Ramsy Abdelghani, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Tulane and a board-certified interventional pulmonologist who practices at East Jefferson General Hospital. “My partner, Dr. David Becnel, and I were the first to introduce this combination of technologies in Louisiana at Tulane Medical Center in 2022, and we are excited to bring this technology with us as part of the transition to East Jefferson General Hospital.”  Read more here.