The Alair® Bronchial Thermoplasty System was approved in April 2010 by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of severe persistent asthma in patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long acting beta agonists. Asthmatx is committed to training qualified physicians on this new treatment for severe asthma. If you are interested in knowing when the bronchial thermoplasty (BT) treatment will be available in your area go to the information request section where you can submit your information and we can follow up with you and keep you informed of our progress.
Doctors and hospitals currently offering bronchial thermoplasty for the treatment of severe asthma in adults.
We are continuing to add more hospitals offering BT, this list may not be complete. If there isn’t a location in your area on this list, contact us at the information request link above.
Canada
Gerard Cox, MB & John D. Miller, MD
St. Joseph’s Healthcare
50 Charlton Ave. E
Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6
coxp@mcmaster.ca or jmiller@mcmaster.ca
(905) 522-1155
Michel Laviolette, MD
Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec
2725, Chemin Ste-Foy
Québec, Québec G1V 4G5
michel.laviolette@med.u.laval.ca or lyne.ringuette@ssss.gouv.qc
(418) 656-8711 ext. 5520 or ext. 5263 for clinical nursing
Europe
Robert Niven, MD
University Hospital of South Manchester
Southmoor Road
Manchester, United Kingdom M23 9LT
0161 291 2834
robert.niven@UHSM.nhs.uk
Denmark
Hans Christian Siersted, MD
Odense University Hospital
Department of Respiratory Diseases (Afdeling J)
Sdr. Boulevard 29
Odense, Denmark DK-5000
45 6541 1227
h.c.siersted@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
