Tumor ablation is one thing; the diagnosis of early stage lung cancers is another. In addition, one thing a procedure we used to do routinely for staging lung cancer, mediastinoscopy, where one makes a small incision in front of the throat to biopsy the lymph nodes, has the number of those operations has dropped dramatically because of the growth of endobronchial ultrasound EBUS. Therefore, all of these procedures are constantly progressing and the field of advanced bronchoscopy is going to allow surgeons—or whoever does the procedure—to make a diagnosis of lung cancer at earlier stages.
Finally, I can see the time these bronchoscopic techniques evolve to a point who can actually treat the tumor rather than just diagnose or provide staging information. AOE: In your view, what are the challenges for interventional bronchoscopy?
Another factor need to be considered is that from a therapeutic side, such as treating the bronchial tumors, some of the equipment gets very expensive so whenever an institution supports an advanced bronchoscopy program, it needs to be prepared to keep up with the evolving technology.
Finally, there are still relatively few people that have all the skills and experience needed to be both an effective practitioner and effective teacher—this makes it difficult to learn some of these techniques. AOE: Is there a particularly professional achievement you are most proud of in your career so far?
Whyte: I have been very fortunate in my career to work at outstanding institutions. AOE: What you would like to do in the upcoming years both in life and in work? Whyte: I struggle with that question every day. At the age of 59, I feel that I can still have a lot to contribute to the field of thoracic surgery.
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