New strategies like advanced pharmacologic agents and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction are redefining COPD and emphysema management. Dr. Bobby Mahajan sits down with Drs. Surya Bhatt and Jonathan Kurman to highlight emerging strategies for identifying ideal candidates, optimizing patient selection, and combining therapies to reduce dyspnea and improve outcomes. Dr. Mahajan is the Medical Director of Interventional Pulmonology and Complex Airway Disease Programs at the Inova Health System in Virginia, Dr. Bhatt is the Director of the Center for Lung Analytics and Imaging Research as well as the Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function and Exercise Physiology Lab and the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Dr. Kurman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network.

This program is produced in partnership with the American College of Chest Physicians and is sponsored by Pulmonx, the maker of the Zephyr Valve.