Expert Experience: Achieving Greater Success in Lung Transplantation Through Access & Innovation

Since its inception, the lung transplant program at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia has seen more than 1,600 patients receive organs. But, as one of the oldest and most experienced centers in the world, this did not come without some challenges. In the late 1980s, access to donor lungs was extremely limited which made transplanting patients difficult. Once joining the program in 2001, Dr. Selim Arcasoy and his team had a vision to change that. Over the course of two decades, the lung transplant team has been dedicated to building a robust program that utilizes years of experience and the latest tools to ensure that even the sickest patients have the opportunity to receive lung transplants.