Felix Herth
Papers
10
Total Citations
256
H-Index
6
About
Felix Herth is a distinguished pulmonologist and interventional bronchoscopist whose career has centered on advancing minimally invasive techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer and pulmonary lesions. His research has been instrumental in shaping modern bronchoscopic practice, with particular expertise in electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, and robotic-assisted bronchoscopy. Herth's early contributions include foundational work on endobronchial ultrasound as a clinical staging tool and pioneering the use of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for fiducial marker placement in robotic stereotactic radiosurgery — work that has garnered over 150 citations and remains a cornerstone reference in the field. His 2010 exploration of bronchoscopic thermal ablation for inoperable early-stage lung cancer helped establish a roadmap for endoscopic therapy in high-risk surgical patients. More recently, Herth has emerged as a leading European voice in robotic-assisted bronchoscopy, contributing landmark meta-analyses, safety protocols, and the first European clinical results of shape-sensing robotic systems. His systematic investigations into learning curves and diagnostic yield reflect a commitment to rigorous evidence-based adoption of emerging technologies. Collectively, his body of work — spanning over two decades — continues to redefine how clinicians navigate, sample, and treat peripheral pulmonary lesions.
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Top Papers
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- 3‘Heat and Destroy’: Bronchoscopic-Guided Therapy of Peripheral Lung Lesions25 citations · 2010
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- 5Is Endobronchial Ultrasound Indispensable in Clinical Practice?9 citations · 2002
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- 10First European Results of Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy2 citations · 2025