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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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Remembering my time with Dr. David Sugarbaker

September 25, 2018 Dr. David Sugarbaker,  Heather Von St. James,  Mesothelioma,  The Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

As I woke up on the morning of Sept. 17 to head to Houston for my biannual checkup, there was a distinct hole. I didn’t

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A routine mesothelioma check-up after Hurricane Harvey

October 31, 2017 Healthcare,  Heather Von St. James,  Hurricane Harvey,  Mesothelioma,  The Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

I got the call while sitting in the airport Monday morning, waiting to board my flight from Minneapolis to Houston. Dr. David Sugarbaker had to

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Surviving mesothelioma, one appointment at a time

June 28, 2017 Dr. David Sugarbaker,  Heather Von St. James,  Mesothelioma,  The Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

It’s scary to think how quickly things can change from one scan to another. It’s why I struggle with “scanxiety,” or scan anxiety. No matter

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Across the miles: 10 years after my mesothelioma diagnosis

July 21, 2015 Dr. David Sugarbaker,  Healthcare,  Heather Von St. James,  Houston,  Lung,  Mesothelioma,  Mesothelioma Program,  The Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

It was a Monday afternoon in November. The exam room seemed to get smaller and smaller as the doctor told me the diagnosis. “You have

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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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