Introduction to Bronchoscopy

Armin Ernst, MD, graduated from the University of Heidelberg and completed his residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Texas. He then completed his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the combined program of Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ernst is the Chief of Interventional Pulmonology and the Director of the Complex Airway Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is a member of multiple professional associations and has received numerous awards for his work and achievements, most recently the Pasquale Ciaglia Medal in 2007 from the American College of Chest Physicians.

1. A short history of bronchoscopy Heinrich D. Becker; 2. MDCT imaging of the central airways Karen S. Lee and Phillip M. Boiselle; 3. The larynx Daniel C. Chelius, Jr. and William W. Lunn; 4. Airway anatomy of the bronchoscopist Rani Kumaran, Arthur Sung and Armin Ernst; 5. Anesthesia for bronchoscopy John Pawlowski and Stephen Pratt; 6. Anatomy and care of the bronchoscope Robert Garland; 7. Starting and managing a bronchoscopy unit Rabih Bechara; 8. Flexibility bronchoscopy: indications, contraindications, and consent Aaron B. Waxman; 9. Bronchial washing, bronchioalveolar lavage, bronchial brush, and endobronchial biopsy Carla Lamb; 10. Transbronchial lung biopsy Scott Shofer and Momen M. Wahidi; 11. Transbronchial needle aspiration William Fischer and David Feller-Kopman; 12. Bronchoscopy in the ICU Jed A. Gorden; 13. Bronchoscopy in the lung transplant patient Anne L. Fuhlbrigge; 14. Advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy Ross Morgan and Armin Ernst; 15. Basic therapeutic techniques Luis F. Angel and Deborah J. Levine.