Dr. Paul Lewis
Interventional Radiologist
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Dr. Paul Lewis is an interventional radiologist and assistant professor with UPMC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Episode # 453 • 11 Jun 2024
Thoracentesis Best Practices
In this episode, Dr. Paul Lewis discusses best practices for thoracentesis. He shares insights on using image guidance, managing complex effusions, and managing complications such as pneumothorax and hemothorax. Dr. Lewis is an interventional radiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Dr. Paul Lewis is a fellowship-trained, board-certified physician in diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology with over eight years of clinical practice. He practices in an academic setting at The Ohio State University Medical Center, where he teaches physicians the techniques, clinical rationale, and standards of care in both diagnostic and interventional radiology. He works at the national level with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and the American College of Radiology (ACR), contributing to continuing medical education content review, quality initiatives, and data analytics.
His experience as a consultant and expert witness began in 2020. Since that time, he has provided opinions on standards of care, evaluated cases for merit, conducted blind reviews, offered second opinions, and delivered deposition and courtroom testimony in diagnostic and interventional radiology cases for both plaintiff and defense.
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