More than 50% of lung-transplant recipients experience a rejection of their new lung within five years of receiving it, yet ...

Cheryl Mehrkar with Stephanie H. Chang, MD, who performed the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant surgery on Oct. 22, 2024. Surgeons in New York have become the first in the world to ...

Ali Y. Mansour, MD, Medical Director, Advanced Lung Failure and Lung Transplant Program, and Stephen J. Forest, MD, Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation, Associate ...

New research from UCLA Health reveals that women continue to face barriers in accessing lung transplants compared to men, ...

After more than a year of doctor appointments, setbacks and delays, Wyoming resident Michelle Rhodes underwent double lung ...

Doug Akagi, celebrating 12 years since his life-saving double lung transplant. When Doug Akagi was just 31 years old, he started to notice some troubling symptoms. He couldn’t seem to catch his breath ...

The thought of having one or both lungs replaced may sound overwhelming, but it's improved the lives of thousands of people ...

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first fully robotic lung transplant in the nation. The procedure marks a new milestone in surgical innovation and patient care, making NYU Langone only the ...

A surgical team at NYU Langone Health in New York City recently performed the first fully robotic lung transplant in the U.S. For the minimally-invasive procedure, surgeons used a robotic system to ...

Katie Mitchell, the UK’s longest-surviving heart and lung transplant recipient, has described how she was given the "gift of ...