Our guest on this ALCSI podcast is Dr. Sora Ely. Sora Ely, MD is a thoracic surgeon at The George Washington University. She completed her medical degree at the Tulane University School of Medicine, her General Surgery residency at UCSF East Bay, and her Thoracic Surgery fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine. She is board-certified in General Surgery and in Thoracic Surgery. She serves as Co-Director of the GW Lung Cancer Screening Program and Director of the GW Incidental Lung Nodule Program.Her clinical practice includes treatment of lung and esophageal cancer, mediastinal masses including thymoma, and benign foregut surgery including hiatal hernia. She offers both laparoscopic/thoracoscopic and robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgical techniques.Her research focuses on practice improvement and clinical outcomes in thoracic surgery and lung cancer screening. She has a special interest in population health and health equity in lung cancer screening, and one of her current projects is a grant-funded initiative to improve uptake and reduce race disparities in lung cancer screening in DC Wards 7 and 8. She also serves as Co-Chair of the DC Cancer Coalition in partnership with DC Health. Your podcast hosts are Sam Schwartz and Jacob Rashap.Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. Large clinical trials have shown that lung cancer screening through low-dose computed tomography (CT) reduces lung cancer mortality by up to 33%. In fact, if every high-risk American were to get screened right now, thousands of lives could be saved this year alone. However, less than 5% of high-risk Americans are currently getting screened. Visit our website at https://www.alcsi.org/ for free educational resources and webinars on lung cancer and lung cancer screening.Email: info@alcsi.orgTwitter: @AmLungCSIInstagram: @amlungcsi