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Department of Respiratory Care

Diagnostics and Airway
Management Services Available

Specializing in bronchoscopy and airway management, the Adult Bronchoscopy Service also includes biopsies, lavage, laser therapy, cryotherapy, pleural procedures, and stent placement.

Procedures available:

• Anesthesia
• Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
  • Therapeutic Aspiration
  • Biopsy
  • Lavage
  • Lavage and Biopsy
  • Needle Aspiration
  • Video Recording for Documentation/Instruction
• Airway Exam
• Fluoroscopy
• Transthoracic Needle Aspiration
• Pleural Biopsy
• Thoracentesis
• Stent Placement/Removal
• Laser Bronchoscopy for Airway Management
• Chest Tube Placement
• "Sniff" Test for Diaphragm Function
• Brachy Catheter Placement
• Cryotherapy
• Balloon Dilation
• Foreign Body Removal
• Rigid Bronchoscopy

Contact Us

For Information
Phone: 319-356-3474
Fax: 319-356-8365

Kimberly Baker, MD
Director

Department of Respiratory Care
UI Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

In the interest of your health, UI Hospitals and Clinics buildings and campus are non-smoking environments.