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Lung Transplant Program

The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories

Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of Mayo Clinic transplant patients.

  1. Pat Lacy reflects on double lung transplant to treat pulmonary hypertension

    He was not the first person in his family to be diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, so Pat Lacy knew the warning signs and took them seriously. And he was determined to find an answer. Pat Lacy had just landed in Utah for a business conference when he noticed he was having trouble breathing. "When I [...]

  2. Breathing Easy After New Technology Offers a Path to Lung Transplant

    Chuck Boetsch's long journey to a successful lung transplant came to an end with a deep breath. That welcome breath was made possible by new technology that's making more lungs available for transplantation. Chuck Boetsch inhaled, drawing in a long breath for the first time in a long time. "My wife and two of my [...]

  3. Taking Life One Easy Breath at a Time

    When Tim Thomforde was diagnosed with COPD, his quality of life began to gradually decline, and he had to abandon many of the activities he enjoyed. Since undergoing a double lung transplant two years ago, however, Tim has had experiences he never dreamed possible when he was struggling with COPD. For Tim Thomforde, the difference [...]
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April 27, 2021

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