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The Stitch

Robotic lung transplantation and the evolution of surgical options

May 1, 2025 Dr. Gabriel Loor,  Dr. Kenneth K. Liao,  Dr. Ramiro Fernandez,  Lung Transplant,  Robotic lung transplantation

Drs. Ramiro Fernandez and Gabriel Loor perform a robotic-assisted double lung transplant.

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Larry Nesler standing with Dr. Gabriel Loor, Dr. Puneet Singh Garcha and Dr. John Goss.
The Stitch

Lung Institute team performs successful rare dual transplant

March 27, 2024 David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery,  Division of Abdominal Transplantation,  Dr. Gabriel Loor,  Dr. John Goss,  Dr. Puneet Singh Garcha,  Lung Transplant,  Section of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,  The Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Members of the Lung Institute performed a successful rare dual transplant for patient, Larry Nesler.

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Patient Lolita Slagle with her husband in a restaurant.
The Stitch

Breathing Hope: unveiling the reality of pulmonary fibrosis and the journey to a new breath

August 16, 2023 Dr. Gabriel Loor,  Dr. Ivan Rosas,  Lung Transplant,  pulmonary fibrosis,  The Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Pulmonary fibrosis is considered a rare lung disease but affects 207,000 people in the U.S. Patient Lolita Slagle shares her story.

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Innovations improve donor organ availability for lung transplantation

September 25, 2017 Dr. Gabriel Loor,  Healthcare,  Lung Transplant,  Surgery

When I arrived at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center a little over four months ago, there were 35 patients waiting for a lung transplant. All

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Momentum

What you should know about lung transplants

April 18, 2017 Dr. Gabriel Loor,  Houston,  Lung Transplant,  Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery,  Nicole Blanton,  Surgery

If you are suffering from a critical lung disease that was once thought to be terminal, you now have the option of lung transplantation to

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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