Lung cancer takes more lives than any other cancer worldwide.
Vanderbilt lung screening program.
Treat member kim sandler md is co director of the lung screening program.
To determine your individual risk for lung cancer and if you re a candidate for lung screening take our assessment.
Our comprehensive lung cancer screening program offers yearly lung screening computed tomography ct for patients at high risk because of age and smoking history.
Sandler m d is an assistant professor of radiology and radiological sciences at vanderbilt university medical center and co director of the vanderbilt lung screening program.
Treat member kim sandler md is co director of the lung screening program.
Our goal is to save lives by discovering and treating lung cancer or disease at its earliest most treatable stages.
Vanderbilt s lung cancer screening program offers yearly lung screening computed tomography ct scans for patients who are at high risk of lung cancer because of age and or smoking history.
Our program is ranked among the top 10 university hospitals nationwide for lowest mortality and post surgery readmissions by the university healthsystem consortium.
The vanderbilt lung screening program is a comprehensive program that offers annual lung screening ct and management by a radiology np who performs a shared decision making visit with the patient offers tobacco cessation counseling informs patients and referring providers of ct results assists with referrals to specialists tracks patients for follow up compliance and sends reminders to patients for annual follow up screenings.
Vanderbilt university medical center s vumc lung screening program for patients at high risk for cancer recently reached a milestone enrolling more than 700 patients and performing more than 1 000 ct screening examinations.
Her research focuses on outreach for lung screening particularly for women and minorities and improving the ability to differentiate benign and malignant lung.
What is your risk for lung cancer.
With an emphasis on personalized care our experts will develop a treatment plan just for you.
Our lung surgeons use advanced robotic and video assisted technology to perform less invasive lung sparing surgery.
The vanderbilt lung institute brings together experts in diagnosing and treating lung disease from pulmonary medicine thoracic surgery and allergy.
Vumc s program has been designated a lung cancer screening program by the american college of radiology a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe effective diagnostic care for individuals at the highest risk for lung cancer.
Vanderbilt university medical center s vumc lung screening program for patients at high risk for cancer recently reached a milestone enrolling more than 700 patients and performing more than 1 000 ct screening examinations.
Vanderbilt university medical center s vumc lung screening program for patients at high risk for cancer recently reached a milestone enrolling more than 700 patients and performing more than 1 000 ct screening examinations.
Here you ll find the expertise along with seamless care for any lung or breathing disorder from the most common to the most complex.
