Dr. Edell is a graduate of the University of Kansas, School of Medicine (1981). After his Internal Medicine Residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansa, he obtained his training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, where he became a Professor of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Edell has been an opinion leader in bronchoscopy, interventional bronchoscopy, and early lung cancer detection for many years, and has numerous publications in leading journals. Much of his career has been devoted to the study of imaging modalities for early lung cancer detection and to the use of photodynamic therapy for lung cancer treatment. He is a sought after speaker at national and international conferences, and has served as an officer in numerous international and national respiratory and bronchology organizations. In 2007, Dr. Edell was elected President of the American Association for Bronchology, and is a member of the Board of Regents of the World Association for Bronchology.

Selected References

1. Edell ES, Cortese DA.  Bronchoscopic phototherapy with hematoporphyrin derivative for treatment of localized bronchogenic carcinoma: a five-year experience.  Mayo Clin Proc 1987 Jan; 62:8-14.
2. Edell ES, Cortese DA.  Combined effects of hematoporphyrin derivative phototherapy Adriamycin in a murine tumor model.  Lasers Surg Med 1988; 8:413-417.
3. Edell ES, Cortese DA.  Bronchoscopic localization and treatment of occult lung cancer.  Chest 1989 Oct; 96(4):919-21.
4. Edell ES, Cortese DA.  Photodynamic therapy in the management of early superficial squamous cell carcinoma as an alternative to surgical resection.  Chest 1992 Nov; 102(5):1319-22.
5. Cortese DA, Edell ES.  Role of phototherapy, laser therapy, brachytherapy, and prosthetic stents in the management of lung cancer.  Clin Chest Med 1993 Mar; 14(1):149-59.
6. Edell ES, Cortese DA, McDougall JC.  Ancillary therapies in the management of lung cancer: photodynamic therapy, laser therapy, and endobronchial prosthetic devices.  Mayo Clin Proc 1993 Jul; 68(7):685-90.
7. Utz JP, Patel AM, Edell ES.  The role of transcarinal needle aspiration in the staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.  Chest 1993 Oct; 104(4):1012-6.
8. Castro M, Midthun DE, Edell ES, Prakash UBS, Stelck MJ.  Flexible bronchoscopic removal of foreign bodies from pediatric airways.  J Bronchoscopy 1994; 1(2):92-98.
9. Edell ES, Hughes RW Jr, Oesterling JE, Cortese DA.  The use of prosthetic stents in tracheobronchial, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary diseases.  Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy 1994; 1:1-8.
10. Utz JP, Edell ES.  Broncholithiasis.  J Bronchoscopy 1994 Jan; 1:42-43.
11. Daum TE, Specks U, Colby TV, Edell ES, Brutinel MW, Prakash UB, DeRemee RA.  Tracheobronchial involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995 Feb; 151(2 Pt 1):522-6.
12. Cortese DA, Edell ES, Kinsey JH.  Photodynamic therapy for early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.  Mayo Clin Proc 1997 Jul; 72(7):595-602.
13. Edell ES.  Airway stenting.  Journal of Bronchology 2000; 7(1):4-5.
14. Swanson KL, Prakash UBS, Midthun DE, Edell ES, Utz JP, McDougall JC, Brutinel WM.  Flexible bronchoscopic management of airway foreign bodies in children.  Chest 2002 May; 121(5):1695-700.
15. Swanson KL, Prakash UBS, McDougall JC, Midthun DE, Edell ES, Brutinel WM, Utz JP.  Airway foreign bodies in adults.  Journal of Bronchology 2003; 10(2):107-11.
16. Peikert T, Rana S, Edell ES.  Safety, diagnostic yield, and therapeutic implications of flexible bronchoscopy in patients with febrile neutropenia and pulmonary infiltrates.  Mayo Clin Proc 2005 Nov; 80(11):1414-20.