Lung Transplant Program
The UCSF Lung Transplant Program provides comprehensive care for patients before and after lung transplantation. Since our founding in 1991, we have given more than 700 patients with advanced lung disease the chance at a longer, more active life. We perform about 50 transplants each year.
Our program has established a reputation for accepting challenging, complex cases. Despite this, the survival rate for adults who receive a lung transplant at UCSF consistently exceeds the national average, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Outcomes data is available from SRTR and from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
We are also known for our extensive experience in using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to stabilize patients for long periods of time while they await transplant.
Each patient's team includes a transplant pulmonologist and a transplant surgeon, who together help assess the risks and benefits of surgery, make recommendations and follow the patient through the process. Other team members include the transplant nurse coordinator, transplant social worker, nutritionist, psychologist, pharmacist and physical therapist. We are committed to providing the best care possible and supporting our patients from initial evaluation through surgery and beyond.
Doctor referral required
Our locations
Our team
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Jasleen Kukreja
MD, MPH
Heart and lung surgeon -
Tobias Deuse
MD
Heart and lung surgeon -
Steven Hays
MD
Pulmonologist -
Jeffrey Golden
MD
Pulmonologist -
Daniel Calabrese
MD
Pulmonologist -
Mary Ellen Kleinhenz
MD
Pulmonologist -
Nicholas Andreas Kolaitis
MD
Pulmonologist -
Lorriana Leard
MD
Pulmonologist -
Rupal Shah
MD, MS
Pulmonologist -
Jonathan Singer
MD, MS
Pulmonologist -
Binh Trinh
MD, PhD
Lung surgeon -
Aida Venado
MD
Pulmonologist -
Millie Camba
RN
Nurse coordinator -
Ayana Davis
RD, MS
Dietitian -
Katie Watkins Dewey
PharmD
Pharmacist -
Danny Draper
RN
Nurse coordinator -
Rebecca Florez
PharmD
Pharmacist -
Gracielle Galli
RN
Nurse -
Kerry Kumar
RN
Registered nurse -
Jill Obata
NP, MSN
Transplant nurse coordinator -
Julie Resnik
LCSW
Social worker -
Mary Yang
MSW, MPH
Social worker
Clinical trials
Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Lung Sy...
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the OCS™ Lung System to recruit, preserve and assess non-ideal donor lungs that may not meet current standard donor lung acceptance criteria for transplantation.
Recruiting
Scleroderma Lung Study III - Combining Pirfenidone With Mycophenolate
A Phase II multi-center, double-blind, parallel group, randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial addressing the treatment of patients with active and symptomatic Scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (...
Recruiting
A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Biological Activity, and PK of ND-L02-s0201 in Subjects...
This phase 2 clinical study will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, biological activity, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of ND-L02-s0201 for Injection...
Recruiting
Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Treprostinil in Adult PH With ILD Including CPFE
This is a multicenter, randomized (1:1 inhaled treprostinil: placebo), double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of inhaled treprostinil in subjects with pre-capillary pulmonary hyp...
Recruiting
Awards & recognition
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Best hospital in Northern California
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Best in Northern California for pulmonology and lung surgery
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Ranked No. 8 in the nation for pulmonology and lung surgery
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in the U.S. for patient survival rates one and three years after lung transplant
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