lung transplant

A heart bypass procedure and a lung transplant performed within the same incision is not an easy task, but for Felix Baltazar it was necessary

Ann McLaughlin’s complex surgery also required repair of the left atrium of her heart

Angela Tofilau shares how UCLA Health saved her life and helped revive her family's joy

It's the only transplant center in Los Angeles County to receive 5-tier rating.

'Thanks to God, I have a life to live now,’ says Osama Alharbi

Prior to her transplant, musician Chloe Temtchine would perform connected to an oxygen tank

“I was on the fourth floor for three months waiting for my lung transplant,” recalls Carolene Newton-Mosley, a patient at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Carolene had pulmonary fibrosis and made an unexpected group of friends. “I had the window, and I could see a UCLA Fraternity. One of [...]

“I have three kidneys,” says Wayne Darrington, a heart, lung and kidney transplant patient from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. “I feel so grateful and blessed to be alive and thriving. I had amyloidosis (a buildup of amyloid proteins in organs), which affects about 50,000 people worldwide. In my case [...]

Sean Keoni Craig never could have imagined he would be a guest at the UCLA Heart and Lung Transplant holiday party held in early December. After all, it was only in [...]

In Oct. of 2017, I had a dual lung transplant at UCLA/ Ronald Reagen Medical Center