Your Lung Transplant Evaluation

Your local doctor or pulmonologist has referred you to a transplant hospital program. You will first speak with a cardiopulmonary transplant coordinator who will answer questions you may have regarding transplantation. After receiving your medical records and checking with your insurance company to be sure you have coverage, your coordinator will present your information at the transplant team meeting. If you meet the criteria and the transplant team feels transplantation will be of benefit to you, your coordinator will schedule a visit with a doctor from the transplant team. The purpose of this first visit is to discuss lung transplantation as an option for treating your lung disease. It is very important to bring along a support person(s). if you and your doctor decided a lung transplant would benefit you, an evaluation would be scheduled. This will occur at the transplant hospital or at a local center near your home, depending on your insurance coverage.

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