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Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD

(171 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Professional interests include: bronchoscopy, acid reflux (GERD), transplant procedures, and more.

200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

(319) 356-1763

Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Iowa City, IA specializing in thoracic surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). This provider graduated from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Iowa and University of Iowa Health Care.

Office Locations

200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

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601 Highway 6 Iowa City Vamc (584)
West Iowa City, IA 52246

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Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is a procedure in which a thin tube with a camera, called a bronchoscope, is inserted in the mouth or nose and slowly advanced to the lungs. This allows doctors to see the respiratory tract, which includes the throat, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchi (airways), and lungs. Doctors may recommend those who have or show signs of lung problems - for example, lung cancer or difficulty breathing - to undergo a bronchoscopy.

In performing a diagnostic bronchoscopy, doctors may only wish to visualize the respiratory tract, or doctors may also collect samples of tissue or fluid. The samples can help diagnose patients' conditions or, if patients have cancer, they can be used for staging purposes. One method for sample collection is bronchoalveolar lavage. In a bronchoalveolar lavage, doctors inject saline (salt water) through the bronchoscope and then suction it out of the airways. The washout collected is tested for lung disorders. Doctors can also insert a biopsy tool to collect tissue or mucus samples. The following are biopsies that can be performed by bronchoscopy:

Brush biopsy, which uses a brush to collect samples.
Endobronchial biopsy, which uses the bronchoscope to guide forceps to sample lung tissue.
Transbronchial biopsy, which uses forceps and image guidance - such as X-rays, CT scans, or fluoroscopy - to sample lung tissue.
Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBNA), which uses a small needle to take samples of the lymph nodes or lungs.

For visualization, bronchoscopy can be done alone, or it can be combined with ultrasound. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) allows real-time imaging of the airway and is used for diagnosing and staging lung cancer, as well as for determining where the cancer has spread. EBUS can be performed with TBNA, a procedure known as endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

Doctors can also use bronchoscopy as a treatment for lung problems. For example, if a foreign body is trapped in the airway, doctors can insert forceps through the bronchoscope to remove it. If the airway has become narrowed - which may occur if patients have an infection, cancer, or some other inflammatory issue - bronchoscopy can be used to place a device called a stent in the area of constriction. The stent will keep the airway open, allowing the patient to breathe properly.

During a bronchoscopy, patients will be given medication (sedative) to help them relax. If it is only a diagnostic bronchoscopy, patients will be kept awake, but if the bronchoscopy is for therapeutic purposes, patients will be put to sleep by general anesthesia. After the procedure, patients will need to stay in the hospital for a few hours. They will not be able to eat or drink for about 2 hours. Some patients may experience discomfort, such as a sore throat or pain while swallowing. Throat lozenges and gargling may help alleviate these symptoms, which should go away after a few days. Patients will need to have someone drive them home once their doctor determines that they are ready.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Iowa City, IA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Iowa City, IA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	212
inpatient care	212

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	20
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Iowa City, IA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Iowa City, IA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Iowa City, IA were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	84
inpatient care	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	14
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	8
85 and over	2
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	20

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD graduated from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. This provider is certified by the American Board of Surgery American Board of Surgical Critical Care American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery American Board of Surgical Critical Care American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

University of Iowa

University of Iowa Health Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.71 out of 5 stars based on 171 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Iowa City, IA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Evgeny V. Arshava, FACS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,582 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,582
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$93 EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $93
Baxter Healthcare	$43 PERI-STRIPS DRY $43
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$36 AdvantageRib $36

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,235
Food and Beverage	$519

Biography

Dr. Evgeny Arshava practices thoracic surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine) in Iowa City, IA and West Iowa City, IA. In addition to English, Dr. Arshava speaks Russian. Clinical interests for Dr. Arshava include lung transplant, achalasia, and intensive care. Dr. Arshava is professionally affiliated with the University of Iowa Health Care and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Arshava graduated from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. The average patient rating for Dr. Arshava is 4.5 stars (out of 5).