NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant

A robot operated on a 57-year-old American woman, transplanting two new lungs into her. A technological feat, which will in particular allow the patient to recover much more quickly than after a conventional operation of this magnitude....

COPD patient receives world's first robotic double lung transplant

A 57-year-old woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has received the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant.

Woman Receives World's First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant

Key Takeaways

Surgeons Perform First-Ever Robotic Double Lung Transplant on 57-Year-Old 'Adrenaline Junkie'

NYU Langone’s Dr. Stephanie Chang opens up to PEOPLE about performing the breakthrough procedure on 57-year-old Cheryl Mehrkar, who says her breathing has improved “100%” since undergoing the world’s first robotic double lung transplant.

Doctors at NYU Langone perform first robotic double lung transplant

The world's first fully robotic double lung transplant was recently performed at NYU Langone.

NY medic gets first-ever double lung transplant done by robot

New York hospital says it has performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant.