What distinguishes the lung transplant program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital?
In 1988, Barnes-Jewish hospital became one of the first hospitals in the United States with a program fully dedicated to lung transplantation. More than 880 adult lung transplant operations had been performed, making our program one of the most active lung transplant centers in the world. The lung transplant program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Medical Center has been a pioneer in new strategies such as single lung transplantation for emphysema and pulmonary hypertension and in new techniques such as the bilateral sequential approach to double lung transplantation.
