December 2020

PULMONARY

HOW LUNG TRANSPLANTS ARE SAVING COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH ANKIT BHARAT, MBBS

Featuring: Ankit Bharat, MBBS

Episode Summary

Ankit Bharat, MBBS, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern Medicine and director of the Lung Transplant program, shares findings that support why lung transplantation should be considered for patients who have developed irreversible lung disease due to COVID-19.

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This podcast was originally release via the Feinberg School of Medicine News Center in December 2020.
Ankit Bharat, MBBS, is the chief of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Harold L. and Margaret N. Method Research Professor of Surgery and associate professor of Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care). Dr. Bharat specializes in malignant and benign chest and esophageal diseases. His research focuses on lung preservation, transplant immunology and airway biology, achieved through collaboration with the Kovler Comprehensive Transplant Center and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. ​

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