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TGH Pulmonologist Uses New and endoscopy (the use of problem areas in a patient’s lung that are hard to access.
small cameras and tools
It’s a real game changer because it means we can detect
Technology To Diagnose And to enter the body through and treat the disease earlier.”

its natural openings). Dr.
Wellikoff is board certified by the American Board
Treat Early-Stage Lung Cancer Wellikoff was among the of Internal Medicine in the subspecialties of pulmonary
first pulmonologists in the diseases and critical care medicine. Additionally,
According to the American Cancer Society, lung United States to utilize Wellikoff was the first board-certified interventional
cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. the technology, which pulmonologist in Florida.
among both men and women. Often asymptomatic, it can was recently cleared by TGH PCSI recently joined Tampa General as part of
go undiagnosed for an extended period. When symptoms the U.S. Food and Drug the hospital’s initiative to serve more patients on Florida’s
do appear, it’s usually because the cancer has spread, Administration (FDA). East Coast. Tampa General has been creating a framework
and there’s less chance for survival, which makes early A physician operates the of state-of-the-art services for patients in the Palm
screenings critical to diagnosing and treating the disease. robotic bronchoscopy via a Adam Wellikoff Beach and Treasure Coast areas, with the expertise and
Who should be screened for lung cancer? The U.S. video game-like controller. innovation of an academic health system. TGH PCSI has
Preventive Services Task Force recommends yearly lung The bronchoscopy utilizes a flexible robotic endoscope offices conveniently located in Atlantis and Wellington.
cancer screening for people who: to navigate through the periphery of the lungs with For more information about TGH PCSI, please call
• Have a 20 pack-year or more smoking history improved vision, reach and control. The technology (561) 739-4TGH (4844) or visit TGHPCSI.com.
• Smoke now or have quit within the past 15 years allows physicians to reach locations in the lung that are
• Are between 50 and 80 years old inaccessible by a traditional bronchoscopy, making it
Dr. Adam Wellikoff, a Palm Beach County-based possible to detect and diagnose lung cancer earlier for
pulmonologist with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) better treatment options and outcomes.
Pulmonary Care and Sleep Institute (PCSI), offers “If an abnormality appears on a patient’s lung CT
a new, minimally invasive technology that enables scan, the robotic bronchoscopy is used to pinpoint the
earlier and more accurate diagnosis of lung cancer. The nodule’s location and take a biopsy of the tissue,” said
technology is a robotic bronchoscopy that integrates the Wellikoff. “The technology works in concert with the
latest advancements in robotics, software, data science CT scan, offering us a more precise road map to reach

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