Indian-origin doc-led team performs 1st known US lung transplant for COVID-19 patient
Surgeons led by Indian-origin doctor Ankit Bharat performed a double-lung transplant on a patient whose lungs were damaged by COVID-19, a surgery believed to be first of its kind in US since pandemic began. Northwestern
Surgeons led by Indian-origin doctor Ankit Bharat performed a double-lung transplant on a patient whose lungs were damaged by COVID-19, a surgery believed to be first of its kind in US since pandemic began. Northwestern Medicine in Chicago said the recipient is a Hispanic woman in her 20s. The patient spent six weeks on a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
