He is one of five people who have undergone this procedure at Penn Medicine—the center of the world's most advanced knowledge ...

Some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may get a lung transplant as a way to help symptoms and be able to breathe more easily. The surgery doesn’t cure COPD but can help ...

Lung transplant. If your advanced COPD has so severely damaged your lung that it no longer works well, you may qualify for an organ transplant . This is major surgery to remove your diseased lung ...

Craig Scherer became the first patient to receive a lung transplant through a new initiative at the Phoenix Mayo Clinic.

A German woman has a new lease on life after a novel approach to double-lung transplantation rid her of a deadly cancer. Cornelia Tischmacher, an art dealer and historian from Berlin, was ...

Matt Cross of Midland spent last Christmas in recovery following a double-lung transplant surgery on Dec. 19. This year, he looks forward to celebrating at home while reflecting on life, family ...

Lung cancer and post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) are the most common causes of cancer-related mortality. 75 Chronic immunosuppression, effects of previous cigarette smoking ...

Lung transplant patient Tadd Crosslin, left, speaks with Dr. Ankit Bharatat, chief of thoracic surgery and director of the Canning Thoracic Institute, following a news conference at Northwestern ...

The surgery was performed at NYU Langone by Surgical Director Dr. Stephanie Chang, who led the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island ...

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After being referred to Tampa General Hospital, specialists put Falcon, 57, on a waiting list for a heart and lung transplant. It was an almost yearlong wait, but she underwent surgery on March 1.