Medical School, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, West Bay, Cayman Islands
Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Fellowship, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
Summary
- Dr. Roy Joseph Cho is an interventional pulmonologist who is board certified in Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine. He is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical Advisor to the Earl E. Bakken Medical Device Center at the University of Minnesota.
- Dr. Cho spends most of his clinical time performing airway, pleural and diagnostic procedures in the operating room and bronchoscopy lab and also consults with patients in the IP/nodule clinic at M-Health's CSC and Maple Grove clinics. He also attends in the medical intensive care unit as well as on the pulmonary and interventional pulmonary consult service.
- Dr. Cho is involved in didactic and clinical training for pulmonary, critical care and interventional pulmonary fellows, as well as internal medicine house staff, rotating on the ICU, pulmonary consult or interventional pulmonary service. He is an instructor for the point of care ultrasound (POCUS) courses for medical students and critical care fellows at the University of Minnesota.
- Dr. Cho is an active principal investigator and holds device patents within the interventional pulmonary space. He is the creator and editor for UMN's Interventional Pulmonary YouTube Channel. His clinical interest includes pleural disease, central airway obstruction, point of care ultrasound in ICU and pulmonary mechanics. His research focuses on 3D custom airway design, management of central airway obstruction and device innovation in interventional pulmonary.
Expertise
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Critical Care Medicine
Awards & Recognition
- Minneapolis & St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors Rising Star Award (2019-2022)
Professional Associations
- American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
- American Thoracic Society
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- European Society of Intensive Medicine
- American Heart Association
- American Stroke Association
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Research Summary/Interests
- Complex Airway Disease
- Thoracic Oncology
- Airway Stents
- Medical Device Innovation
- Point of Care Ultrasound
Publications
Academic Interests and Focus
Critical care ultrasound
Specialties
- Critical Care Medicine
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Pulmonary Care
Clinics
Clinics and Surgery Center;Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center
Board Certifications
- internal Medicine
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Interventional Pulmonary
Clinical Interests
Complex Airway Disease, Thoracic Oncology, Interstitial Lung Disease, COPD, Asthma, Lung cancer screening and medical device innovation
