NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant
- A team at NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first fully robotic double-lung transplant using the da Vinci Xi robotic system on Cheryl Mehrkar, a woman with COPD.
- This robotic surgery marks a major advancement in minimally invasive transplant procedures and aims to reduce postoperative pain.
- Cheryl Mehrkar expressed gratitude, stating, "I’m so grateful to the donor and their family for giving me another chance at life.
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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....
A surgical team from NYU Langone Health (United States) has performed the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant; the procedure marks a breakthrough in the potential for robotic surgery and minimally invasive patient care, making NYU Langone the world's new leader in robotic transplant surgery.Dr. Stephanie H. Chang, assistant professor at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Grossman School of Medicine at New York Univers…
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.
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