The surgery took place on Oct. 22 and was led by Stephanie Chang, the surgical director of the Lung Transplant Program at NYU Langone. “Years ago I didn’t think that a robotic lung transplant ...

Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant and Director of the Northwestern Medicine ...

She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis – an inherited condition that causes mucus buildup in the lungs, and often leads to ...

The surgery was performed at NYU Langone by Surgical Director Dr. Stephanie Chang, who led the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant, operating with the use of robotic arms to remove ...

Animation illustrating the steps involved in the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant surgery that took place at NYU Langone Health on Oct. 22, 2024 in New York, NY. Disclaimer ...

After living with cystic fibrosis for over 20 years, Nicole Heller, of Norwalk, received a second chance at life through a ...

Gillespie said he was initially resistant to the double transplant. He’d already had a lung surgery, and did not want to undergo another major operation. But it ultimately seemed like the only ...

Ann Sidesinger could barely walk 10 feet. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis had made her lungs thick and stiff. Even with an ...

Nearly one in five patients had diabetes. Average body mass index (BMI) was 27. Double lung transplant was performed in 22% of patients. The etiology of indication for transplant was chronic ...

Ryder Schmidt says he’s living proof of the power of organ donation, after getting a heart and double lung transplant, and he ...

There were also doctors’ appointments, procedures, hospitalizations ... Heller said she received a double lung transplant on Aug. 12, 2015, about a month before her 21st birthday.