The 300th lung transplant was performed on a 71-year-old man who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and waited only two months before undergoing the procedure. The program was first established in 1991.
“Three hundred lung transplants is a significant milestone for Jewish Hospital Transplant Care,” Chris Jones, MD, transplant rogram director at the Jewish Hospital and chief of the transplant surgery division at the University of Louisville Physicians and the university’s School of Medicine, said. “We recognize the selfless sacrifice of all organ donors, celebrate the improved lives of our organ recipients and recognize the impact of everyone on the transplant team for their lifesaving and life-changing work.”
The Jewish Hospital Trager Transplant Center’s also celebrated its 500th heart transplant this year.
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