Making a Referral for a Lung Transplant
We offer effective long-term treatments for advanced lung failure.
If a patient has severe lung disease, it’s important to be referred for a comprehensive evaluation of the condition as soon as possible. A primary care physician or lung specialist (pulmonologist) can refer patients to the Miami Transplant Institute for a transplant evaluation. Patients can also contact our team directly to schedule an appointment.
Our lung transplant team can draw on the comprehensive resources of Jackson Health System to provide multidisciplinary care—an important consideration because patients’ medical condition may affect other organs as well as the lungs.
Medical Conditions
There are many conditions that can lead to lung failure and require a life-saving transplant, including:
- Interstitial lung disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Bronchiectasis
- Emphysema
- Sarcoidosis
- Congenital lung disease
Description
If a patient has severe lung disease, it’s important to be referred for a comprehensive evaluation of the condition as soon as possible. A primary care physician or lung specialist (pulmonologist) can refer patients to the Miami Transplant Institute for a transplant evaluation. Patients can also contact our team directly to schedule an appointment.
Our lung transplant team can draw on the comprehensive resources of Jackson Health System to provide multidisciplinary care—an important consideration because patients’ medical condition may affect other organs as well as the lungs.
Medical Conditions
There are many conditions that can lead to lung failure and require a life-saving transplant, including:
- Interstitial lung disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Bronchiectasis
- Emphysema
- Sarcoidosis
- Congenital lung disease
Many of these conditions can also affect the heart’s ability to pump healthy oxygenated blood through the body, resulting in the need for a combined heart-lung transplant.
Our Multidisciplinary Lung Transplant Team
Physicians: Meet the team that will care for your patient.
Our lung transplant patients benefit from a full multidisciplinary team of medical, pediatric, and surgical specialists, including some of the world’s most renowned transplant professionals.
