2026 IP Fellows Bootcamp

Join us July 17-18, 2026, for fun learning at the University of Maryland for the 14th Annual AABIP / AIPPD Interventional Pulmonology Fellows Boot Camp.

This two-day skill-development course, on Friday and Saturday, is designed to introduce new IP trainees to core and state-of-the-art procedures, including rigid bronchoscopy, airway stenting, ablative modalities, peripheral bronchoscopy, radial and linear EBUS, cryotherapy and cryobiopsy, thoracoscopy, IPC placement, and endobronchial valves. The course is proctored by world-class faculty of dedicated clinical-educators in a risk averse environment to facilitate retention through adaptive learning.

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schedule highlights

We encourage learners to arrive no later than the evening of Thursday, July 16th, to ensure they can have a restful night and be fully energized for the two day course.

Course Day-1
Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm EST

Faculty & Fellows Welcome Dinner: Friday, July 17 from 6-9pm

Course Day-2
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026

Time: 7:00am to 5:00pm EST

Start Location: SMC Campus Center, 621 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201
Cadaver Lab: Bressler Research Building (Room B-026), 655 West Baltimore StreetBaltimore, MD 21201

Hotel Accommodations:

A discount group rate will be shared with attendees. 


TRAVEL 

Preferred arrival airport: Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood-Marshall Airport (BWI)

Transportation: Uber or Lyft is the most cost effective way to come from the airport to the Hotel.


Course chairs

Van Holden MD, Course Chair
Sameer Avasarala MD, Course Co-chair
Darlene Nelson MD, Course Co-chair
Abesh Niroula MD, Course Co-chair

Audra Schwalk MD, Course Co-chair