IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Patients,
We appreciate the trust and confidence you have in us to care for your health, and we are pleased to announce an upcoming significant change in our practice. Effective MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026, we will become part of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and Medical Group of the Carolinas (MGC). While our practice names will differ, the physicians and staff, locations, and telephone numbers will remain the same.
Please be aware that all locations will close at noon on Thursday, August 27, 2026, and reopen on Thursday, September 3, 2026, for our offices to transition to MGC. We will also be available all day on Friday, September 4, 2026. We will have limited staff available to answer phone calls and take messages during this time, so we ask for your patience.
Once this transition is complete, it will provide patients with better access to their medical records, appointment requests, and communication through the MyChart patient portal.
Thank you for the opportunity to care for you and for participating in this exciting journey.
Joseph A. Boscia, MD
Luis I DeLaCruz, MD
Farhan Siddiqui, MD
Rupa Koothirezhi, MD
Supinder Channa, NP
Elizabeth Everette, NP
Angel Yang NP
What is a Tracheobronchial (Airway) Stent?
Tracheobronchial (airway) stents are devices used to splint narrowed airways open. Narrowed, or stenotic, airways result from abnormal granulation tissue, lung cancer, metastatic cancers, infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, or other inflammatory diseases. Stents are cylindrical in shape and can be deployed by a bronchoscope. There are various materials that can be used in stents, with different stents having different disease indications.
Why is it used?
- Airway stents can be permanent or removable
- Used after your pulmonary physician applies laser, electrocautery, balloon dilatation, or APC to increase the size of airway narrowing
- By placing a stent, the airways remain open, allowing adequate airflow and the normal passage of secretions
What Makes Tracheobronchial Stents Different?
- Tracheobronchial stents are unique devices to the airway
- They are specialized, sometimes customized and are placed by highly trained pulmonologists
- Stents require meticulous care to ensure they remain open
- Stents can be made from silicone (a rubbery material), metal, or a combination of metal and polyurethane (hybrid)
Benefits of Tracheobronchial Stents
- Stents vary in rigidity
- Body of the stent helps resist compression from the airway tissues
- Allows airways to remain open and keeps the lung from becoming collapsed
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