Articles tagged with 'lung' | Northwestern Medicine

By combining cutting-edge technologies such as “lungs in a box” and “lungs in a fridge,” new technologies widen the donor pool and shorten the wait time for patients, including those with advanced-stage cancers

At 36-weeks pregnant, MaKenna Lauterbach was flown to Chicago for an emergency cesarean birth where a healthy baby was delivered on Easter Sunday, followed by cancer treatment and surgery

Potential breakthrough in cancer treatment uncovered by Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute researchers

Luke Bucciarelli from Brentwood, Tenn., loves watching YouTube videos of Northwestern Medicine thoracic surgeon Sam Kim, MD, using the surgical robot to remove cancerous tumors

Study published in Nature Immunology reports new findings from pulmonology patients at the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive COVID-19 Center

After an eight-year battle, Mandy Wilk was discharged from the hospital on her 42nd birthday and rang the bell signaling she was cancer-free

Seeking a second opinion, Arthur “Art” Gillespie turned to Northwestern Medicine for a life-saving double-lung transplant procedure and shares his story for National Police Week

Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine utilized “lungs in a box” technology to repair donor lungs that were not immediately suitable for transplant, saving the life of a man with terminal lung cancer who couldn’t afford to wait for an ideal …

Gary Gibbon, MD, a pulmonologist and allergist from Santa Monica, traveled to Chicago for a first-of-its-kind transplant procedure, becoming the first person in the U.S. to receive a double-lung and liver transplant for advanced lung cancer

Northwestern Memorial Hospital nurses print off the patient’s last few steady heartbeats from the EKG machine, place the sheet of paper in a glass bottle and attach a ribbon with the patient’s name

A patient with stage 3 lung cancer was the first at Northwestern Medicine to undergo the innovative procedure

During an innovative procedure, surgeons removed 34-year-old Davey Bauer’s infected lungs, created an artificial lung to keep him alive, placed breast implants inside the chest cavity to keep the heart in place, and listed Bauer for a double-lung …

17-year-old Josh Burton was turned down by more than 20 hospitals for a retransplant before making his way to Chicago where one set of doctors saved his life, and another set gave him the chance to live out his dream 

TEDxChicago will feature the artwork of Justin Fiala, MD, a Northwestern Medicine pulmonary and critical care specialist, who cared for COVID-19 patients throughout the pandemic

After receiving new lungs, 64-year-old Dan Spees regained the ability to practice trumpet with the support of a Northwestern Medicine occupational therapist

The Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute Hispanic Program focuses on patients who prefer to communicate in Spanish and offers culturally competent medical care

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine reports key findings from more than 1,800 patients who were evaluated during the first 21 months at the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive COVID-19 Center with neurology, pulmonology and …

The outcomes of the program’s first 75 patients will also be tracked in a new research registry

When medications and breathing machines aren’t enough, ECMO can serve as a ‘bridge’ to medical improvement or a lung transplant

The 32-year-old received a “Christmas miracle” last year when she walked into one of the few hospitals in the U.S. to offer specialized surgery for CTEPH (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension)

Born in the Philippines, Patricio Collera moved to the United States and worked as a Northwestern Medicine nurse for several years. On Aug. 24, he received the call that organs were available. Thanksgiving Day marks three months since receiving the …

Itasca firefighters transported 34-year-old Frank Nunez home to Crystal Lake, Illinois, along with his fiancé and family dog

After being hospitalized for 422 days at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 57-year-old Colette Hurd of Chicago is heading home after receiving Northwestern Medicine’s first positive crossmatch lung and kidney transplant.“I now call myself ‘Colette …