Lung Transplant Program

In 1993, Emory established the only lung transplant center in Georgia. Our primary mission is to serve Georgia residents who suffer from complex lung diseases. To date, Emory has completed over 500 lung transplants.

Our Lung Transplant Program has been named a Center of Excellence (COE) by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. COE programs must meet strict standards that ensure the highest level of care. We are committed to delivering outstanding service and medical care to our patients. Our patients can trust us with their care because of our highly ranked survival outcomes.

Your lung transplant team includes:

• Pulmonologists
• Transplant surgeons
• Cardiologists
• Transplant coordinators
• Specially trained nurses

We work together to provide superior care.

The Emory Organ Placement Team is trained to review all organs that might be a match with our patients. This nursing team is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to review donor offers with the transplant surgeon on call. Together with numerous organ donation organizations, our team of nurses is responsible for coordinating the transplant process from when the initial offer is received through calling a patient to the center for their transplant. If a patient is offered a possible transplant, one of our coordinators will be in contact.

Our commitment to research, education, and patient care is the key to our success. Our highly regarded team of doctors are leaders in lung transplant research. Their current studies include:

• Transplant rejection
• End-stage diseases of the blood vessel in the lungs
• Experimental methods for effective gene therapy.

Patient education and other resources are part of our care programs. For patients who travel to the region, we offer the Mason Guest House, a low-cost home-away-from-home.

To make an appointment with one of our lung program specialists, please call 404-778-7777.