Health Screening Van
Our Health Screening Van offers early detection and health education services including lung screens.
Lung screens use a low-dose CT scan to take detailed images of your lungs. It’s fast, painless, can catch cancer early before symptoms begin and gives you the best chance at a lung cancer-free life.
Lung screening is recommended—and usually fully covered by insurance—if you meet all of these criteria:
The first step is to schedule a phone or video consultation to confirm eligibility. This appointment can be made by phone or online via the link below. For more information or to schedule, please call 646-962-5864 (LUNG).
Discover our upcoming Health Screening Van with lung screenings and health education. See if you qualify for a low-dose CT scan.
Find answers to common questions about lung screenings, eligibility, and what to expect from your visit.
If you are interested in the Health Screening Van unit coming to your clinic, organization or an upcoming event, please complete our Health Screening Van Partner Interest Form or email us at GetCheckedNY@med.cornell.edu.
1. Pua BB, O'Neill BC, Ortiz AK, Wu A, D'Angelo D, Cahill M, Groner LK. Results from Lung Cancer Screening Outreach Utilizing a Mobile CT Scanner in an Urban Area. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Nov 19. pii: S1546-1440(23)00936-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.10.025. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed [citation] PMID: 37984766
2. Jiang LG, Cahill M, Chansakul A, Steel PAD, Sullivan D, Pua BB. A Collaborative Emergency Medicine and Radiology Pulmonary Nodule Program: Identification of Associated Efficacy and Outcomes. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Aug;20(8):796-803. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.04.020. Epub 2023 Jul 7. PubMed [citation] PMID: 37422161
3. Groner LK, Lee M, Gil HDJ, Min RJ, Babagbemi K. Hiding in plain sight: How incorporating honest discussion of racial and social (in)justice into medical education can inspire change. Clin Imaging. 2022 Sep;89:37-42. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.04.018. Epub 2022 May 7. PubMed [citation] PMID: 35696946
4. Escalon JG, Sullivan D, Pua BB, Girvin F, Verzosa Weisman S, Steinberger S, Toy D, Groner L, Legasto AC, Gruden JF. Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules: Influencing Patient Care Through Subspecialized Imaging Review. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2022 Jul-Aug;51(4):524-528. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.11.004. Epub 2021 Dec 2. PubMed [citation] PMID: 34974882
5. Escalon JG, Crawford CB, Tang E, Cahill M, Toy D, Sullivan D, Pua BB. Communication of CT Lung Screening Results: Referring Providers' and Patients' Preferences. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Oct;18(10):1447-1450. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.06.014. Epub 2021 Jul 9. No abstract available. PubMed [citation] PMID: 34252372
6. Isakov KMM, Legasto AC, Hossain R, Verzosa Weisman S, Toy D, Groner LK, Feibusch A, Escalon JG. A Case-Based Review of Vaping-Induced Injury-Pulmonary Toxicity and Beyond. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 May-Jun;50(3):401-409. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 26. Review. PubMed [citation] PMID: 32703539
7. Kamel MK, Lee B, Harrison S, Port JL, Pua B, Altorki NK, Stiles BM. Do the surgical results in the National Lung Screening Trial reflect modern thoracic surgical practice? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 May;157(5):2038-2046.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.11.139. Epub 2018 Dec 15. PubMed [citation] PMID: 31288364
8. Green DB, Pua BB, Crawford CB, Abbey GN, Drexler IR, Legasto AC, Gruden JF. Screening for Lung Cancer: Communicating With Patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 Mar;210(3):497-502. doi: 10.2214/AJR.17.18836. Epub 2017 Nov 22. Review. PubMed [citation] PMID: 29166146
9. Stiles BM, Pua B, Altorki NK. Screening for Lung Cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2016 Jul;25(3):469-79. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2016.02.002. Review. PubMed [citation] PMID: 27261909
10. Pua BB, Dou E, O'Connor K, Crawford CB. Integrating smoking cessation into lung cancer screening programs. Clin Imaging. 2016 Mar-Apr;40(2):302-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.05.004. Epub 2015 May 16. Review. PubMed [citation] PMID: 26088006
