lung transplant Archive — Page 1 of 4

Healthcare staff and leaders gather in a hospital corridor as two men cut a red ribbon during the opening of a new bronchoscopy suite.
October 26, 2026

State-of-the-art Bronchoscopy Laboratory will transform pulmonary care for Vanderbilt Health patients

Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows medical teams to view, treat and biopsy tissue inside the lungs using a thin, flexible tube called a bronchoscope. The new space will double capacity to allow 5,000 bronchoscopies a year.

By Jill Clendening
Several masked surgeons and operating-room staff perform a lung transplant around a draped patient, surrounded by surgical instruments, monitors, overhead lights and medical equipment.
July 22, 2026

Vanderbilt Transplant Center finishes record fiscal year with 981 solid organ transplants

The record year was made possible by the selfless acts of organ donors.

By Matt Batcheldor
Man in a classroom examines a microscope while writing notes. A whiteboard behind him shows genetics notes, including “Chargaff’s Rule,” and containers of colored beads sit on the table.
July 3, 2026

Reborn on the Fourth of July: A Marine’s five-year transplant anniversary 

Five years after a lifesaving lung transplant at Vanderbilt Health, Wilson County teacher and Marine veteran Jacob Brown is marking the anniversary of the day that changed everything.

A line of climbers with backpacks ascends a rocky slope beneath the snow-covered peak and glaciers of Aconcagua.
April 2, 2026

Vanderbilt Health lung transplant patients, doctors climb highest peak in the Americas

Most of the 27 participants were able to reach altitudes of more than 18,000 feet — exclusively personal bests. All participants were under close medical supervision.

By Matt Batcheldor
Bar chart comparing 2025 lung transplant counts across U.S. centers. Vanderbilt is highlighted in orange at 149 transplants, and Temple has the tallest bar at about 175.
March 27, 2026

Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program sets new record

The program performed 149 lung transplants in 2025, the most ever in one year at Vanderbilt Health, and is now the second largest lung transplant center in the U.S.

By Matt Batcheldor
Five people pose together at an indoor event, with a woman in a red top standing between four men in suits and business attire.
February 3, 2026

1,000 lungs and countless more breaths: Vanderbilt Transplant Center commemorates landmark

Vanderbilt Health’s fourth lung transplant patient is thought to be the world’s record holder for longevity following a single lung transplant.

By Matt Batcheldor