Lung Transplant Program Begins at Nebraska Medicine

Nebraska Medicine is home to one of the most reputable and well-known organ transplant programs in the country. In the decades since the first transplant in 1970, its nationally and internationally renowned specialists have performed thousands of heart, liver, kidney, pancreas and intestinal transplants. After years of planning and preparation, the organization is launching a comprehensive Lung Transplant Program. The addition makes Nebraska Medicine one of a few institutions nationwide to offer all solid organ transplants under one roof.

Nebraska Medicine first offered a lung transplant program in 1995, which remained in operation until 1998. The program now looks to once again shape the field of patient care, offering a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, physicians, respiratory therapists, psychologists, social workers, dietitians, nurses and others. Professionals will provide patients support from pre-evaluation to long-term follow-up care. Nebraska Medicine’s program will also assume the care of appropriate patients who received lung transplants at other institutions.

Nebraska Medicine’s Lung Transplant Program will offer single lung, double lung and heart-lung transplants. Although the transplant process is very unpredictable, clinicians hope to evaluate 20-30 patients and transplant 10 patients in the first year. Along with extraordinary patient care, the program will provide lung education, research and innovation.

To register as an organ donor, visit www.donatelifenebraska.com. To learn more about the Lung Transplant Program at Nebraska Medicine, visit www.nebraskamed.com/transplant.