ErikEduardoFolchMDMSc
Pulmonology • Boston, MACritical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology
Chief, Complex Chest Diseases Center. Co-Director, Interventional Pulmonary. Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Office
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-643-7625
Summary
- Dr. Erik Folch is a pulmonologist based in Boston, MA, with subspecialties in Critical Care Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology. He completed his internal medicine residency at Emory University School of Medicine and his fellowship in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Folch has experience in asthma, interventional pulmonology, respiratory failure, bronchoalveolar lavage, and non-melanoma skin cancer. His research includes several published works, notably in the fields of bronchoscopy and pulmonary lesions, and he has participated in clinical trials focused on pleural effusions and emphysema. He was recognized with the Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2012.
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2006
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
MS State Medical License 2009 - 2012
TN State Medical License 2009 - 2012
OH State Medical License 2006 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional PulmonologyInterventional Pulmonology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Lung Volume Reduction Coil Treatment in Patients With Emphysema (RENEW) Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
- NAVIGATE: Clinical Evaluation of superDimension™ Navigation System for Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy™ Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 16
- A Study to Evaluate LTI-01 in Patients With Infected, Non-draining Pleural Effusions Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 26
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsMobile cone-beam computed tomography complementing shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy in the small pulmonary nodule sampling: A multicentre experience.David Abia-Trujillo, Erik E Folch, Alejandra Yu Lee-Mateus, Prasanth Balasubramanian, Fayez Kheir
Respirology. 2024-04-01 - 1 citationsIntegrated Radiology, Pathology, and Pharmacy Program to Accelerate Access to Osimertinib.Ibiayi Dagogo-Jack, Amanda Manoogian, Nicholas Jessop, N Zeke Georgantas, Florian J Fintelmann
JCO Oncology Practice. 2023-09-01 - 38 citationsNovel Robotic-Assisted Cryobiopsy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions.Catherine L Oberg, Ryan P Lau, Erik E Folch, Tao He, Reza Ronaghi
Lung. 2022-12-01
Press Mentions
Real-World Data on Medtronic's Lung Cancer Device Is PromisingJanuary 31st, 2019
Medtronic Device to Detect Lung Cancer Shows Promise in StudyJanuary 30th, 2019
Medtronic Announces Positive Results from ENB Study to Aid in Lung Cancer Care in a Single Minimally Invasive ProcedureJanuary 30th, 2019- Join now to see all
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