December 19, 2017
New discoveries may help researchers better treat pulmonary hypertension
By Ryan Hatoum 
New UCLA research suggesting that the Y chromosome protects against pulmonary hypertension provides a new avenue for potential treatments for the disease. The study, published in September in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that genes on the Y chromosome reduced the likelihood that mice developed the disease. Because pulmonary hypertension has […]
Tags: anesthesiology, christine cunningham, chromosomes, dr. soban umar, genes, mansoureh eghbali, organ donation, organ donations, organ transplant, organ transplants, perioperative medicine, pulmonary hypertension
March 29, 2016
The best thing to happen to my lungs
By i_am_bee2012 
My story is about my favorite pulmonologist at UCLA, his name is Dr. David Ross. He has been my doctor for many years and treated my pulmonary hypertension. To me he goes above and beyond for his patients. He actually listens to his patients and share their highs and lows. If you need to laugh […]
Tags: double transplant, Dr. David Ross, ICU, lung transplant, patient stories, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonologist, transplant
