@dfellerk

Chief, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Pleural and airway enthusiast

 Lebanon, NH
dartmouth-hitchcock.org/pulmonology
Joined June 2011
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Though I wasn’t able to attend ERS (and be in the photo) I’m super excited for the 4th Edition of The Textbook of Pleural Disease with co-editors @YCGaryLee and @Nickmaskell1 routledge.com/Textbook-of-Pl…
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@YCGaryLeeSep 20
7 yrs in the making! Glad to see 4th edition of Textbook of Pleural Diseases in our hands with new co-editors @Nickmaskell1 @dfellerk + in memory of Dr Richard Light who edits last 3 editions with me. Thx Shivangi Pramanik (CRC Press) who oversees the production. Book on sale next month! @tsanz_thoracic @PleuralPOCUS @AAB_IP @wabipconnect @RCPhysicians @TheRACP @ALATorax @PulmPEEPs
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Talk to your healthcare team about getting checked for lung cancer. Lung cancer screening can save your life by finding cancer early, when it’s easier to treat. If you live in NH/VT, learn more and see if it might be right for you: dhhs.nh.gov/lungscreening

Lung Cancer Screening

Talk with your healthcare professional about getting screened if you: Are 50-80 years old (50-77 if you have Medicare). Currently smoke cigarettes or have quit in the last 15 years. Have smoked at...

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@YCGaryLeeAug 3
Excited to see page proofs of the chapters for the 4th edition of Textbook of Pleural Diseases with my coeditors @dfellerk @Nickmaskell1. Several yrs in making. Look out for it! Should make great X'mas presents! @PleuralPOCUS @TheRACP @RACGP @RCPhysicians @AAB_IP @philchestorg @tsanz_thoracic @TheBMA @UKPleura @STS_CTsurgery @JoseMPorcel @ASundaralingam @udit_chaddha @ProfJDChalmers @chidambara09
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Pleural Manometry @dfellerk is now on youtube.com/watch?v=enXLL8rg… ✔️Potential benefits of manometry to predict non-expandable lung ✔️Technical nuances in performing manometry ✔️New paper on manometry in tension PneumoThx! @AAB_IP @wabipconnect @ALATorax @tsanz_thoracic @APSRapsr @iPulmOG @PleuralPOCUS @UKPleura
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Atmospheric a-lines? @YCGaryLee @UKPleura @udit_chaddha @UKPleura
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@YCGaryLeeJun 25
Good work
Udit Chaddha@udit_chaddhaJun 24
Replying to @wabipconnect
@wabipconnect + @AAB_IP statement on Therapeutic Indications of MT for Benign Pleural Diseases publications.ersnet.org/cont… global perspective : 18 experts (9 countries), largely focuses on comparative effectiveness compared to alternatives @accpchest @UKPleura
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Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Thiboutot and IPOG for another practice changing study! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Cryobiopsy vs Forceps for Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy

This trial investigates the diagnostic yield of transbronchial lung biopsy with a 1.1-mm cryoprobe vs 2.0-mm forceps.

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Nice letter showing improvements in lung cancer screening! (we can still do better) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Estimates of and Changes in Lung Cancer Screening

This cross-sectional study compares up-to-date lung cancer screening prevalence and changes.

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@accpchestMar 25
Original research suggests that less than half of eligible patients received guideline-consistent early definitive management for rapidly recurrent malignant pleural effusion. Read the article in the March issue of #journal_CHESTPulm: hubs.la/Q046JvJt0 #MedEd #JournalCHEST
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Way to go Dr Wright! Less than half of eligible patients received guideline-consistent early definitive management for rapidly recurrent malignant pleural effusion. Read the article in the March issue of #journal_CHESTPulm: hubs.la/Q046JhQS0 #MedEd #JournalCHEST
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Thought this was a very good read: An integrated framework: Meaning and Comfort in Physician Well-Being: An Integrated Framework | Health Care Workforce | JAMA | JAMA Network
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ATS TO Assembly@atstoaMar 19
Keep a legacy alive! The longest-running #ATS PG course—Lung Cancer State of the Art—enroll by March 21 to be part of #ATS2026. Don’t miss cutting-edge updates—register now: ats2026.d365.events/educatio…
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Headed to ATS in Orlando #ATS2026? Intereted in lung cancer? Please join for an outstanding PG course: Course Title: PG9 STATE OF THE ART: LUNG CANCER IN 2026 · Date & Time: Friday, May 15, 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ·ats2026.d365.events/educatio…
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Interested in pleural disease? Attending ATS? Register for a great discussion: MTE9 COMPLICATED PLEURAL DISEASE: AN EVIDENCED BASED APPROACH ats2026.d365.events/educatio…
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Worth the read, we have a long way to go: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… and jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Lung Cancer Deaths Prevented and Life-Years Gained From Lung Cancer Screening

This study examines the current national prevalence of up-to-date lung cancer screening and estimates lung cancer deaths prevented and life-years gained from screening.

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Pulm PEEPs
@PulmPEEPs9 Jul 2025
We can't get enough of pleural effusions!! We were so excited to go on @COREIMpodcast to discuss some pearls around pleural effusion diagnosis and management. If you want more, check out our episodes on effusions, empyema, and malignant effusions! pulmpeeps.com/2025/07/09/104…
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Jarushka Naidoo@DrJNaidoo29 Jun 2025
Lung cancer survival more than doubles from 2000-2020 due to the collective efforts of precision medicine, immunotherapy, & early detection - 5015pts w lung adenocarcinoma🇫🇷 - mOS 8.5m (2000) v 20.7m (2020) ⁦@OncoAlert⁩ #LCSM evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/1…

Survival of Patients with Lung Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed in 2000, 2010, and 2020

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The aim of the KBP-2020 study was to describe survival among patients diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma in France in 2000, 2010,...

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Development and validation of a diagnostic prediction model for heart failure-related pleural effusions: the BANCA score publications.ersnet.org/cont…
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Congrats to the Vanderbilt team on getting this done! The bottom line is that in expert hands both robotic-assisted bronchoscopy and electromagnetic navigation have similar diagnostic yields (mid to high 70s) and complication rates.
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