The first lung transplant by the University of Chicago's Lung Transplant team was successfully performed on April 22. The 44 year old male diagnosed with scleroderma received a bilateral lung transplant.

This is a significant accomplishment for the Lung Transplant team recently recruited from Loyola. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) approval process for transplant programs normally takes 1 year and requires a minimum volume threshold. However, given the combined experience of the team, the University of Chicago received approval in 5 months and the volume requirement was waived.

The Lung Transplant team includes Ed Garrity, MD and Sangeeta Bhorade, MD in pulmonology, Wickii Vigenswaran, MD in thoracic surgery and Irene White, MD in anesthesia. The recruitment of this team was partially supported by the Dean's Initiative of the University of Chicago Practice Plan (UCPP).

The institution looks forward to many more successes in treating these complex patients.

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