Friends and staff of Mercy Medical Center in downtown Baltimore gathered for a special dedication and blessing ceremony Jan. 9 for the hospital’s expanded Lung Center.
Now doubled in size, The center has added Interventional Pulmonology, featuring cutting-edge technology for the care of people dealing with pulmonary nodules, lung cancer, pleural diseases, and advanced COPD.
Under the direction of board-certified interventional pulmonologist Saiyad “Sy” Sarkar, M.D., the center offers minimally invasive procedures, such as robotic bronchoscopy and pleuroscopy.
To submit photos for a future Business Album, email Assistant Editor Sean Wallace at [email protected].Clara Yoder, left, nurse navigator of The Lung Center at Mercy, and Amanda Brobst, the center’s practice manager, gather for a photo. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Chauntay Brogdon, left, and Chante Johnson, both pulmonary function technologists at The Lung Center at Mercy, attended the blessing and dedication. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Sister Helen Amos, RSM, far left, executive chair of the Mercy Health Services Board of Trustees, looks on as Dr. David N. Maine, center, president and CEO of Mercy Health Services, thanks the medical clinicians, staff, architects and contractors who helped design, build and outfit the new offices of The Lung Center. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Dr. Saiyad “Sy” Sarkar, pulmonologist and director of interventional pulmonary services, shares a story about the development of IP at Mercy. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Sister Helen Amos, RSM, executive chair of the Mercy Health Services Board of Trustees, addresses those on hand for the dedication and blessing of The Lung Center at Mercy. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Father Thomas R. Malia, assistant to the president for Mission at Mercy, offers the blessing over staff members and the new offices of The Lung Center. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Mercy Lung Center nurse practitioners Michaela Casey, left, and Stephanie Affeldt take time for a photo during the center’s dedication and blessing ceremony. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Dr. Albert J. Polito, medical director of The Lung Center at Mercy, signs a pledge during the center’s dedication and blessing ceremony. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Saiyad “Sy” Sarkar, M.D., the director of interventional pulmonary services at Mercy Medical Center, signs a pledge during the center’s dedication and blessing ceremony. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)Friends and staff of Mercy Medical Center in downtown Baltimore gathered for a special dedication and blessing ceremony for the hospital’s expanded Lung Center. (Photo by Jennifer McMenamin Photography LLC)
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