Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

A team of four surgeons in the Duke Lung Transplant Program successfully performed a robotic bilateral lung transplant June 30, making Duke the first medical institution in the Southeast and the ...

Chinese scientists have performed the first pig-to-human lung transplant ever, with the organ remaining functional for over a week after surgery. “Here, we report a case of pig-to-human lung ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new lung transplant program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona is bringing renewed hope for patients battling advanced stage lung disease. On Monday, doctors gave one man a second chance ...

WYOMING — After more than a year of doctor appointments, setbacks and delays, Wyoming resident Michelle Rhodes underwent double lung transplant surgery on Sept. 21-22 at the University of Pittsburgh ...

Our experienced lung transplant team provides exceptional care for patients in the Mountain West. Learn more about our amazing patients and their journey following a successful lung transplant. After ...

William Giammarino took the first unassisted, clear breath with his new lungs on Sept. 11, 2024. Exactly 23 years before, Giammarino, of Holbrook, was dispatched to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, ...

Annamarie Patterson has scleroderma and a host of medical issues have resulted from the disease. The mom of five is in desperate need of a double lung transplant but said she was repeatedly was denied ...