Interventional Pulmonology: Medical Thoracoscopy
Show: UAB Med Cast
The UAB Interventional Pulmonology program, the first and only such program in Alabama, offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to a wide range of pulmonary and pleural diseases.
In this segment, Hitesh Batra, MD, discusses the only program in Alabama with the expertise to perform the full range of Interventional Pulmonology procedures, including Medical Thoracoscopy.
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