Northwestern performs rare quadruple-organ transplant on woman who previously had lung transplant

A recent operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was potentially the first of its kind in the country — a quadruple organ ...

Cleveland Clinic surgeons complete groundbreaking robotic lung transplant

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic recently completed the health system’s first successful robotic lung transplant in the United States, marking an advancement in minimally invasive organ ...
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Woman with cystic fibrosis gets ‘first of its kind’ quadruple-organ transplant at Northwestern

"We couldn't just say that nothing can be done," said one of Elizabeth Wehrle's physicians. At 11, Wehrle was diagnosed with ...

Rare transplant gives Stage 4 lung cancer patients a second chance at life — a Capitol Hill man is proof

In a last-ditch effort, he traveled to Chicago in 2023 to undergo a double lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine, the only ...