Lung Transplantation

The History of Lung Transplantation.- Single and Bilateral Lung Transplantation:  Indications, Contraindications, Evaluation, and Requirements for Patients to be Considered Eligible.- Pretransplant Considerations in Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease:  COPD, Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Non-CF Bronchiectasis.- Pretransplant Considerations in Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis.- Pulmonary Vascular Disease:  Specific Evaluation and Timing for Listing Eligible Patients to Receive Lung Transplantation and Management of the Pre-Lung Transplant Patient.- Psychosocial Evaluation of the Patient Considered for Lung Transplant.- Prognostic Markers and the LAS for Lung Transplantation:  Impact of New Revisions for Successful Outcome.- Management of the Donor and Recipient: Surgical Management.- Immunology in Lung Transplantation.- Physiologic and Epigenetic Changes with Pulmonary Vascular Injury after Lung Transplantation.- Medical Management of the Lung Transplant Recipient:  Extra-Pulmonary Issues .- Management of Cellular and Humoral Rejection:  Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.- Pathology of Lung Rejection:  Cellular and Humoral Mediated.- Prevention and Treatment Regimens for Non-Viral Infections in the Lung Transplant Recipient.- Respiratory Viruses and Other Relevant Viral Infections in the Lung Transplant Recipient.- Lung Allograft (LAD) and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome.- Gastroesophageal Reflux and Esophageal Dysmotility in Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Lung Transplantation:  Assessment, Evaluation, and Management.- Management of Airway Stenosis in the Lung Allograft: Bronchoscopy Procedures.- Imaging of Lung Transplantation.- New Horizons in Lung Transplantation.- Gaps and Future Directions in Lung Transplantation.

Ganesh Raghu, MD, FCCP, FACP

Professor of Medicine and Laboratory MedicineDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine