Local Fellowship Training in Interventional Pulmonology

Synonym(s):

Local Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology

Division: Medicine

Department: Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Training Objectives/Goals

Skills

  • Pleuroscopy, Indwelling Pleural Catheter
  • Navigation Bronchoscopy
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS – TBNA)
  • Radial EBUS with Guide Sheath
  • Nd-YAG LASER
  • Argon Plasma Coagulation
  • Electrocautery (Snare and Hot Probe)
  • Cryotherapy (Ablative and Biopsy)
  • Rigid Bronchoscopy
  • Balloon Bronchoplasty
  • Metallic and Silicone Airway Stent Placement
  • Foreign Body Retrieval (with Rigid or Flexible Bronchoscopes)
  • Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction

Training Duration 

6 months

Number of Fellowship Offered Per Year

1 - 2

Admission Criteria

  • Possess valid practicing license with the Singapore Medical Council
  • Registered under the Register of Specialists with Specialist Accreditation Board (SAB) in Respiratory Medicine
  • Proficiency in flexible bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy. 
  • Preferably > 200 logged procedures