If you have a serious lung problem, you may need special procedures or medicines to keep you feeling well and improve your lung function. When these treatments stop working, you may need a lung transplant.
Emory Healthcare is home to Georgia’s only lung transplant program. Our expert team includes lung doctors (pulmonologists), transplant surgeons, cardiologists, transplant coordinators and specially trained nurses. We work together to provide the highest level of care.
Whether you or a loved one needs a lung transplant, you can count on Emory Healthcare. We offer the latest therapies and the highest-quality pre- and post-transplant care.
Since 1993, Emory Healthcare has been the state’s only lung transplant center.
Our program:
A lung transplant can be life-changing and lifesaving. Our outcomes and survival rates are among the nation’s best. Emory Healthcare’s risk-adjusted one-year patient survival rate for lung transplant is 94.8%, which is higher than the national average of 88.8%.
For more data and information on lung transplant survival rates, visit the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients website, a database of transplantation statistics.
Emory Transplant Center is the first transplant center in the nation to earn Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Level 3 Recognition — the highest level of recognition a practice can receive — from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Emory University Hospital was awarded the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Gold Level Center of Excellence Award in 2024 for pulmonary, cardiac and ECPR (extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
A lung transplant may be the best treatment option for you. But there are many steps to take before your doctor recommends or approves lung transplant surgery.
Throughout your transplant journey—before and after lung transplant surgery—you may need help managing stress and anxiety. Talk with your doctor about feelings of anxiety or depression.
You must meet very specific criteria to be eligible for a lung transplant. Our transplant team will review these criteria with you during your initial evaluation.
To receive approval for a lung transplant, you must complete a medical evaluation. This involves testing in the hospital and our transplant offices.
Pre-lung transplant testing includes:
Additionally, during your evaluation, you will meet with a transplant surgeon, transplant mental health specialist, social worker, nutritionist, financial coordinator and transplant coordinator.
Emory Transplant Center’s core mission is to provide quality care for patients in need of organ transplants while offering access to the most advanced transplant technology. That mission extends beyond the care of patients presenting today and includes improvement of the therapies available for future patients. As such, Emory Transplant Center has an exceptionally active research and development program that includes clinical trials and is seamlessly integrated into our clinical program.
Our research program has earned an international reputation for clinical excellence and medical breakthroughs. Follow the links below to learn more about our research program, including highlights and our outstanding faculty.
Research on lung transplantation includes:
Emory researchers have made significant strides in the field of transplantation. As Georgia’s only lung transplant program, Emory specializes in the treatment of complex lung disorders from pulmonary vascular and interstitial lung diseases. We are dedicated to researching lung disorders and providing the best treatment and care for lung transplant patients. Learn more about current research.
If you receive approval for a lung transplant, we will coordinate your placement on the lung transplant waiting list.
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the national agency that regulates organ transplantation. They work with LifeLink of Georgia to put your name on a national computerized transplant waiting list. You can wait several years for a donor organ. Many factors affect how quickly you match with a donor.
These include things like:
Emory Healthcare doctors provide specialized treatment and research the latest advancements.
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