Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, M.D.

Dr. Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy is the Director of Interventional Pulmonology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and specializes in minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic thoracic procedures. He and his team use the newest medical technology, including robotics, to give hope to patients with severe lung conditions such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, tracheobronchomalacia, and other lung disorders.

Procedures include:

• Robotic bronchoscopy for the evaluation of suspicious pulmonary nodules
• Lung cancer staging, diagnosis and endobronchial ultrasound
• Airway stents
• Endobronchial valves for endoscopic lung volume reduction
• Bronchoscopic treatment for advanced COPD
• Bronchoscopic therapy for benign airway stenosis
• Tracheobronchomalacia multidisciplinary treatment
• Pleural procedures, tunneled pleural catheters, medical thorascospy
• Tracheostomy multidisciplinary care

Dr. Fernandez-Bussy earned his M.D. and fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Salvador University School of Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and residency in the Internal Medicine Society of Buenos Aires. Fellowship HIV/AIDS Medicine at University of Texas- Houston and fellowship Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at University of Florida College of Medicine — Gainesville. He has also received a certification in Clinical Effectiveness from Harvard School of Public Health.

He trained in Interventional Pulmonology at the University of Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany.

As an innovator, Dr. Fernandez-Bussy is the leader of Procedural Innovation Team at Mayo Clinic Florida. This is a multidisciplinary team that works on device development to advance technology and optimize interventional procedure.

In recognition of his work, Dr. Fernandez-Bussy has received an appointment as Visiting Professor from Heidelberg University-Germany and many awards, including the Innovation Team Award and the Distinguished Patient Experience Award by Mayo Clinic.