Congratulations to McLeod Pulmonologists Dr. Melissa Miara, Dr. Roshan Shah, Dr. Abhijit Mahalingashetty, Dr. Kevin Dineen and Dr. Chidinma Ejikeme, along with the Endoscopy Teams, for completing more than 500 Ion Robotic Bronchoscopies at McLeod Health Seacoast. 

McLeod’s comprehensive lung cancer program includes a lung cancer screening initiative, dedicated nurse navigators, a lung nodule clinic, multidisciplinary patient conferences, and advanced treatment options. The addition of the Ion robotic-assisted endoluminal platform for minimally invasive peripheral lung biopsies has enhanced lung cancer detection and helps provide exceptional patient care.

Early diagnosis of lung cancer plays a critical role in improving patient outcomes. At McLeod Health Seacoast and McLeod Regional Medical Center, Dr. Miara, Dr. Shah, Dr. Mahalingashetty, Dr. Dineen, Dr. Ejikeme, Dr. Vinod Jona, and Dr. Carmen Taype-Roberts, utilize the Ion system to reach deeper areas of the lungs, identify smaller lung nodules, perform highly accurate biopsies, and develop treatment plans more efficiently and precisely.

Innovations such as Ion technology, robotic-assisted thoracic surgery, and advanced radiation oncology treatments continue to strengthen the lung cancer care services McLeod Health provides to patients throughout the region.