Publications Print Fernandez-Bussy S, Yu Lee-Mateus A, Murillo-Torres RM, Gutierrez-Gallegos P, Husta B, Vu LH, Kern RM, Mullon J, Thomas JM, Fleissner ZJ, Robertson KS, Hazelett BN, Love E, Abia-Trujillo D. Bronchoscopic pulsed-electric field ablation for carcinoid tumor: robotic-assisted and non-robotic approach. Lung Cancer. 2026 Apr; 214:109333 Epub 2026 Feb 21 View PubMed Fernandez-Bussy S, Yu Lee-Mateus A, Abia-Trujillo D, Husta B, Vu LH, Patel NM, Balasubramanian P, Gutierrez-Gallegos P, Barrios-Ruiz A, Funes-Ferrada R, Chen J, Diaz-Arumir A, Abdallah FA, Alqawasma MA, Edell ES, Swanson K, Sakata KK, Mullon J, Kern RM, Reisenauer JS. AT 2000 Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions Sampled by Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy and Mobile Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: The Mayo Clinic Experience. Mayo Clin Proc. 2026 Mar 5 Epub 2026 Mar 05 View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Kezlarian-Sachs BE, Ma X, Christos PJ, Auclair R, Chang JC, Lin O, Legesse TB, Falchi L, Drilon A, Rakocevic R, Oberg CL, Lee RP, Chawla M, Sachdeva A, Pickering EM, Holden VK, Husta BC. The Complementary Roles of EBUS-Guided Needle Aspiration, Mini-Forceps, and Cryobiopsy in the Investigation of Mediastinal Lesions. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Feb 21 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Husta BC, Cheng GZ, Batra H, Reisenauer JS, Bartek WM, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Zouk A, Patel N, Chawla M, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Lee RP, Bott MJ, Oh S, Casal RF. Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with integrated mobile cone-beam CT for small nodules: results from the prospective multicentre CONFIRM study. Thorax. 2026 Feb 16; 81 (3):267-275 View PubMed Josef VE, Wisa DM, Kezlarian-Sachs BE, Husta BC, Lee RP, Naaman R, Oberg CL, Bott MJ, Rakocevic R, Chawla M, Kalchiem-Dekel O. Image-guided shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for subaortic and paraaortic mediastinal lesion sampling. Respir Med. 2026 Feb; 252:108669 Epub 2026 Jan 22 View PubMed Santiago-Carvalho I, Francisco R Jr, de Gois Macedo B, Salgado CL, Stoll CR, Shao S, Beniwal A, Kwok T, Banuelos A, Cione MP, White E, Johnston TM, Leff CL, Silva-Junior I, Carvalho de Souza F, Thant W, Pandya P, D'Imperio Lima MR, Fernandez-Bussy S, Abia-Trujillo D, Vu LH, Tran NL, Husta BC, Copland JA, Gounari F, Justilien V, Lancaster JN, Borges da Silva H. Regulatory T-cell sensing of extracellular ATP via P2RX7 promotes their accumulation and suppression and drives lung tumor growth. Cancer Immunol Res. 2026 Jan 21 [Epub ahead of print] View PubMed Fernandez-Bussy S, Gutierrez-Gallegos P, Yu Lee-Mateus A, Brock JM, Quevedo-Salazar R, Abia-Trujillo D, Husta BC, Vu LH, Sun J, Herth F. Endoscopic Ablation for Malignant Lung Lesions: Current Techniques, Unmet Needs, and Future Directions. Respiration. 2026; 105 (3):381-396 Epub 2025 Oct 27 View PubMed Bryan C. Husta, Kimia G. Ganjaei, Andrea Knezevic, Rania G. Aly, Rachel Fanaroff, Robert P. Lee, Matthew J. Bott, Catherine L. Oberg, William D. Travis, Mohit Chawla, Or Kalchiem-Dekel. A Prospective Study of Safety and the Incremental Diagnostic Value of Transbronchial Cryobiopsy Incorporated into Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy in a Cancer Population INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY. 2025. Ho ATN, Ma X, Christos PJ, Pedoto A, Lee RP, Oberg CL, Rakocevic R, Bott MJ, Chawla M, Husta BC, Kalchiem-Dekel O. Virtual vs. reality in cone-beam CT-guided robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. J Thorac Dis. 2025 Oct 31; 17 (10):9051-9062 Epub 2025 Oct 29 View PubMed Fernandez-Bussy S, Kornafeld A, Husta B, Vu LH, Lee-Mateus AY, Alqawasma MA, Abia-Trujillo D. AIM (Anticipate/Adjust, Image, Manage) to Prevent Bleeding During Robotically-Assisted Bronchoscopic Ablation. Respirol Case Rep. 2025 Sep; 13 (9):e70335 Epub 2025 Sept 04 View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Rakocevic R, Toumbacaris N, Tan KS, Nadig TR, Adusumilli PS, Dycoco J, Lee RP, Oberg CL, Gray KD, Park BJ, Rocco G, Chaft JE, Solomon SB, Jones DR, Chawla M, Husta BC, Baine MK, Bott MJ. Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for histopathologic subtyping of primary lung adenocarcinoma. Lung Cancer. 2025 Sep; 207:108681 Epub 2025 July 28 View PubMed Fernandez-Bussy S, Funes-Ferrada R, Yu Lee-Mateus A, Vaca-Cartagena BF, Barrios-Ruiz A, Valdes-Camacho S, Patel NM, Husta BC, Hazelett BN, Ibrahim MI, Robertson KS, Chadha RM, Abia-Trujillo D. Transforming lung cancer diagnosis: the role of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy in early detection and staging. Lung Cancer. 2025 Aug; 206:108646 Epub 2025 June 27 View PubMed Nadig TR, Dave JR, Adusumilli PS, Bott MJ, Chawla M, Gray KD, Husta BC, Lee RP, Oberg CL, Park BJ, Rocco G, Baine MK, Kalchiem-Dekel O. Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of benign pulmonary tumors. Respir Med 2025 Mar; 238:107963 Epub 2025 Jan 25 View PubMed Bott MJ, Toumbacaris N, Tan KS, Husta BC, Medina BD, Adusumilli PS, Beattie JA, Lee RP, Park BJ, Dycoco J, Jones DR, Chawla M, Rocco G, Kalchiem-Dekel O. Characterizing a learning curve for robotic-assisted bronchoscopy: Analysis of skills acquisition in a high-volume academic center. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jan; 169 (1):269-278.e6 Epub 2024 June 25 View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Bergemann R, Ma X, Christos PJ, Miodownik D, Gao Y, Mahmood U, Adusumilli PS, Bott MJ, Dycoco J, Gelblum DY, Lee RP, Park BJ, Rocco G, Solomon SB, Jones DR, Chawla M, Husta BC. Determinants of radiation exposure during mobile cone-beam CT-guided robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. Respirology. 2024 Sep; 29 (9):803-814 Epub 2024 May 28 View PubMed Husta BC, Menon A, Bergemann R, Lin IH, Schmitz J, Rakocevic R, Nadig TR, Adusumilli PS, Beattie JA, Lee RP, Park BJ, Rocco G, Bott MJ, Chawla M, Kalchiem-Dekel O. The incremental contribution of mobile cone-beam computed tomography to the tool-lesion relationship during shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. ERJ Open Res. 2024 Jul; 10 (4) Epub 2024 July 22 View PubMed Connolly JG, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Tan KS, Dycoco J, Chawla M, Rocco G, Park BJ, Lee RP, Beattie JA, Solomon SB, Ziv E, Adusumilli PS, Buonocore DJ, Husta BC, Jones DR, Baine MK, Bott MJ. Feasibility of shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for biomarker identification in patients with thoracic malignancies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jul; 166 (1):231-240.e2 Epub 2022 Nov 25 View PubMed Husta BC, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Beattie JA, Yasufuku K. Mediastinal Staging with Endobronchial Ultrasound in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Is It Necessary? Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Aug; 43 (4):503-511 Epub 2022 Sept 14 View PubMed Elsakka A, Petre EN, Ridouani F, Ghosn M, Bott MJ, Husta BC, Arcila ME, Alexander E, Solomon SB, Ziv E. Percutaneous Image-Guided Biopsy for a Comprehensive Hybridization Capture-Based Next-Generation Sequencing in Primary Lung Cancer: Safety, Efficacy, and Predictors of Outcome. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2022 Jun; 3 (6):100342 Epub 2022 May 18 View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Connolly JG, Lin IH, Husta BC, Adusumilli PS, Beattie JA, Buonocore DJ, Dycoco J, Fuentes P, Jones DR, Lee RP, Park BJ, Rocco G, Chawla M, Bott MJ. Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Parenchymal Lesions. Chest. 2022 Feb; 161 (2):572-582 Epub 2021 Aug 09 View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Hossain S, Gauran C, Beattie JA, Husta BC, Lee RP, Chawla M. An evolving role for endobronchial ultrasonography in the intensive care unit. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Aug; 13 (8):5183-5194 View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Schwalk AJ, Patel NM, Lin IH, Beattie JA, Husta BC, Chawla M, Sachdeva A, Akulian JA, Musani AI, Argento AC, Lee HJ, Mullon JJ, Desai NR, Hsia DW, Lee RP. COVID-19 Impact on Interventional Pulmonology Training. ATS Sch. 2021 Jun; 2(2):236-248. Epub 2021 Apr 13. View PubMed Kalchiem-Dekel O, Fuentes P, Bott MJ, Beattie JA, Lee RP, Chawla M, Husta BC. Multiplanar 3D fluoroscopy redefines tool-lesion relationship during robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. Respirology. 2021 Jan; 26 (1):120-123 Epub 2020 Nov 02 View PubMed Majid A, Rivera E, Sisniega C, Husta B, Chee A, Parikh M, Holden V, Kheir F. Fluid Infusion Through Chest Tube to Facilitate Pleural Procedures: A Feasibility Study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Jul; 27 (3):190-194 View PubMed Shah V, Husta B, Mehta A, Ashok S, Ishikawa O, Stoffels G, Hartzband J, Lazzaro R, Patton B, Lakticova V, Raoof S. Association Between Inhaled Corticosteroids and Tracheobronchomalacia. Chest. 2020 Jun; 157 (6):1426-1434 Epub 2020 Jan 21 View PubMed Pedoto A, Kalchiem-Dekel O, Baselice S, Husta BC, Rosenblatt MA. Ultrasound-Guided Midpoint Transverse Process to Pleura Nerve Block for Medical Thoracoscopy: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2020 Jun; 14 (8):e01240 View PubMed Gafoor K, Patel S, Girvin F, Gupta N, Naidich D, Machnicki S, Brown KK, Mehta A, Husta B, Ryu JH, Sarosi GA, Franquet T, Verschakelen J, Johkoh T, Travis W, Raoof S. Cavitary Lung Diseases: A Clinical-Radiologic Algorithmic Approach. Chest. 2018 Jun; 153(6):1443-1465. Epub 2018 Mar 06. View PubMed Gafoor K, Belete H, Walczyszyn M, Zapata D, Husta B. Utility of a 25- Versus 22-G EBUS Needle in Difficult-to-Access 2R Lymph Nodes. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2018 Apr; 25 (2):e17-e19 View PubMed Husta BC, Raoof S, Erzurum S, Mehta AC. Tracheobronchopathy From Inhaled Corticosteroids. Chest. 2017 Dec; 152 (6):1296-1305 Epub 2017 Aug 31 View PubMed Majid A, Kheir F, Chung J, Alape D, Husta B, Oh S, Folch E. Covered Balloon-Expanding Stents in Airway Stenosis. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2017 Apr; 24 (2):174-177 View PubMed Cheng GZ, Folch E, Brik R, Gangadharan S, Mallur P, Wilson JH, Husta B, Majid A. Three-dimensional modeled T-tube design and insertion in a patient with tracheal dehiscence. Chest. 2015 Oct; 148 (4):e106-e108 View PubMed Husta B, Devarajan S, Reichner CA. Complication of antiquated tuberculosis treatment. Respir Med Case Rep. 2014; 13:12 Epub 2014 Aug 12 View PubMed PST-20579724 Home Publications