University Hospitals Lung Cancer Center of Excellence+
The Lung Cancer Center of Excellence+ team treats even the most complex lung cancers with an individualized approach to improve overall lung health and quality of life. Our team of board-certified and fellowship-trained lung cancer doctors, specialists and extensive support staff provide comprehensive lung cancer care to help patients with all types and at all stages of the disease.
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To be considered for the program, please complete and submit our patient interest form. We’ll get you scheduled with the appropriate physician and will review your details and reach out to answer questions and discuss next steps.
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Choose an option to begin planning lung cancer treatment at our Center of Excellence+.
I’m a Patient/UH Employee I’m an Employer/Payer I’m a Healthcare ProfessionalWhat is a Center of Excellence+?
At UH, we define Center of Excellence+ (COE+) as a program established to supply an exceptionally high concentration of expertise and related resources centered on a particular area of medicine. A COE+ strives for value, optimal clinical outcomes, a positive patient experience, and lower costs for both patients and employers.
Bundled Package
All the services offered through University Hospitals’ Lung Cancer Center of Excellence+ are bundled together to be paid at a single rate. This approach promotes efficiency and best practices from all caregivers involved as they work together to provide the highest quality patient care while staying within a price point. Program navigators provide concierge-style support, coordinating all specialist appointments and ancillary services and accompanying patients to these appointments.
The UH Lung Cancer Center of Excellence+ bundled package includes initial evaluation and ONE of the treatment pathways, dependent upon surgeon recommendation:
Evaluation
- Surgeon visit
- Lung biopsy
- Bronchoscopy or EBUS
- Thoracic surgeon consult
- Interventional pulmonology consult
Treatment – Radiation
- Rectal spacer and fiducials
- CT
- 5 SBRT outpatient sessions
Treatment – Surgery
- Pre-admission testing
- Surgery charges for the following:
- Hospital
- Surgeon
- Anesthesia
- 2-week post-surgical surgeon visit
Meet the Team
Atallah Baydoun, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
- Radiation Oncology – American Board of Radiology
- Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine
Colleen Houdek, PA-C
Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery
- Physician Assistant – National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Philip Linden, MD
Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery
- Division Chief, Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery, UH Ahuja Medical Center
- Division Chief, Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- David P. Miller and Frances A. Cosentino Master Clinician in Thoracic & Esophageal Surgery, University Hospitals
Pranshu Mohindra, MD
Radiation Oncology
- Vice Chair, Operations and Quality, Department of Radiation Oncology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Director, Proton Therapy Center, University Hospitals
Leonidas Tapias, MD
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery – American Board of Thoracic Surgery