​Lung Transplant Program at UPMC

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The Lung Transplant Process: What to Expect

What happens after your doctor refers you to UPMC's Lung Transplant Program?

• Our lung transplant team will review your medical history to see if you might be a good lung transplant candidate.
• If we think you are, we'll contact you to schedule your lung transplant evaluation. You'll have various diagnostic tests and meet with a number of experts from the lung transplant team.
• Then, a multidisciplinary team will review your case and decide if a lung transplant is the best option for you. We'll inform you of our decision within one week after your evaluation.

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Why Choose UPMC's Lung Transplant Program?

• Since the program's inception in 1982, our surgeons have performed more than 2,200 lung and heart-lung transplants, exceeding many other transplant centers.
• We're one of only a few lung transplant centers in the United States that has achieved this volume, while maintaining outcomes that are on par with national averages.
• Our talented team of lung and heart-lung transplant surgeons continues to gain vast clinical skills and expertise in the field, giving hope to people across the country and around the world.
• To expand the pool of lungs available for transplantation, our team uses innovative technologies, including ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP). EVLP allows our surgeons to better assess and prepare donor lungs for successful transplantation.

Meet some people who chose UPMC for a lung transplant.

Refer A Patient

The UPMC Lung Transplant Program is one of the most recognized and experienced centers in the world. We evaluate many high-risk patients, including those needing re-transplantation. Be sure to refer your patients early for consideration for transplant.

If you have any questions about the referral process, contact us.

To refer a patient, complete the patient referral form and fax to 412-864-5913.

Learn More About Lung Transplant and Organ Donation

UPMC's HealthBeat Blog:

• Cystic Fibrosis and Lung Transplant: Is It an Option for You?
• What Is Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion?
• Are You a Candidate for a Lung Transplant?
• Have Chronic Lung Disease? 5 Reasons to Be Evaluated for a Lung Transplant

From our Health Library:

• Lung Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis
• Organ Transplant
• Becoming an Organ Donor