Location Diseases for which transplantation is offered About our program Lung transplantation is a surgical option for select patients with advanced, nonmalignant lung disease.
Transplantation is considered when all other therapeutic options have been exhausted.
Depending on the type of lung disease, one or both lungs may be transplanted. The Penn Lung Transplantation Program was established in 1991. Since that time, we have performed nearly 200 procedures. The program is the most experienced in the Delaware Valley and one of the most active centers nationally, with 25 to 35 procedures performed annually. Under the joint leadership of Joseph Bavaria, MD, and Robert Kotloff, MD, current survival rates for the program at Penn consistently equal or exceed national averages.