About the Lung Transplant Program
The Cleveland Clinic performed its first adult lung transplant on February 14, 1990. The first pediatric lung transplant was performed on September 8, 1991. Since then our program has grown steadily with over 450 patients transplanted. In 2007, the Cleveland Clinic performed 72 lung transplants with an average post-transplant length of stay of less than 21 days and excellent survival rates.
The Role of the Lung Transplantation Program
The Cleveland Clinic lung transplant program is an essential component of a broad medical and surgical strategy to manage all patients with pulmonary disease.
Why Choose the Cleveland Clinic For Your Lung Transplant
The Cleveland Clinic is one of the nation's overall best hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2008 "America's Best Hospitals" survey. The Cleveland Clinic is ranked No. 4, and is recognized for excellence in most of the medical specialties ranked by the magazine. In the last five years, Cleveland Clinic has proven to be a national leader in lung transplant, both in terms of patient volumes and successful outcomes. The transplant program has established a reputation for accepting and transplanting challenging, complex patients, which has led to our high referral rate. In 2007, the transplant team evaluated more than 415 end-stage lung disease patients from all over the United States and other countries. The average waiting time for a graft in our program remains stable, despite the new lung allocation score (LAS). Currently, our average waiting time is 75 days.
Credentials of the Lung Transplantation Program
The Cleveland Clinic lung transplant program is a member of the Ohio Solid Organ Transplantation Consortium (OSOTC) and the United Network For Organ Sharing (UNOS), meeting all their requirements for lung transplantation. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certified us as a Medicare Center for heart/lung and lung transplantation, effective October 22, 1997.
For More Information
Jacqueline McLemore-Freshwater
Department Coordinator
Phone: 216-444-8282 or 800-223-2273 x48282
