From robotic uniport surgery to same-day lung cancer diagnosis, Dr. Joshua Sonett shares how Columbia’s thoracic team is transforming the future of chest care—while bringing world-class treatment closer to home.
The Lung Transplant Program has continuously set the standard for innovation and excellence, from pioneering ECMO as a bridge to transplant to becoming a national leader in addressing the emerging need for post-COVID lung transplants, saving thousands of lives along the way.
After battling two cancer diagnoses and navigating the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, actress Mary Ann Conk is reclaiming her passion for performing with resilience and gratitude.
Tyler's lifelong struggle with pectus excavatum led him from the Gulf Coast of Alabama to New York City, where the Nuss procedure gave him a new lease on life and the ability to breathe freely.
Over the past five years, the lung cancer survival rate has increased by 14 percent. A large part of that change is driven by advances in immunotherapy—typically implemented alongside treatments like chemotherapy to give patients the best chance at positive outcomes.
Hundreds of patients have received lung transplants due to COVID-19 in the US. Dr. Selim Arcasoy discusses Covid-19 lung damage, and what this means for patients, surgeons, and the future of transplant surgery.
If you asked, he would tell you it was the luck of the Irish. On March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day), Gary Quinlan, 61, of Pound Ridge, NY, successfully underwent the first lung transplant and triple coronary bypass at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia after several weeks battling COVID-19 infection.
Julija shares her journey with pectus excavatum, a congenital chest deformity. She explains how surgery to correct the deformity as an adult changed the way she feels and sees herself, with new confidence.
