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The Largest Lung Transplant Program in the Region |
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The Largest Lung Transplant Program in the Region
Since 1986, University of Minnesota surgeons have performed more than
450 lung transplants in children and adults. University of Minnesota
physicians are leaders in using lung transplantation to reduce the
impact of cystic
fibrosis and other advanced lung diseases and have pioneered many surgical
and medical innovations in lung and heart/lung transplantation.
Exceptional success
Lung transplant survival rates for patients who come to our program are significantly higher than national averages. For example, patients at three years post-transplant have a 69 percent survival rate, compared to a national average of 52 percent. Ongoing studies of outcomes after lung transplantation demonstrate marked improvements in nearly every aspect of health-related quality of life.
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 1986-First heart/lung transplant in Minnesota
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1988-First single-lung transplant in Minnesota
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1988-First double-lung transplant in Minnesota
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1991-First living-donor lung transplant in Minnesota
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One of only a few centers in the country to perform living donor lung transplants.
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First double-lung transplant in the region.
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Background:
Marshall Hertz, MD
I am the medical director for the lung transplant program at the Fairview-University Transplant Center. I am also the Thoracic Transplant Registry Medical Director for the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, am on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Transplantation, and am a member of both the American Thoracic Society, and the Minnesota Thoracic Society.
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