Page 8 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens - December '24

Page 8, Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens
TGH Pulmonologist Uses New Technology

To Diagnose And Treat Early-Stage Lung Cancer

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

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