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Organ Donation, the Non-Perfect Lung Donor, and Variability in Conversion to Transplant by Lesko, Melissa B., Angel, Luis F.

“…Rates of lung donation have increased over the past several years. This has been accomplished through the utilization of donors with extended criteria, the…”
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Single and Double Lung Transplantation Have Equivalent Survival for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Ranganath, Neel K., Malas, Jad, Phillips, Katherine G., Lesko, Melissa B., Smith, Deane E., Angel, Luis F., Lonze, Bonnie E., Kon, Zachary N.

“…Several studies have described improved survival with double lung transplant (DLT) compared with single lung transplant (SLT) in pulmonary fibrosis. To avoid…”
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High Lung Transplant Center Volume Is Associated With Increased Survival in Hospitalized Patients by Ranganath, Neel K., Malas, Jad, Chen, Stacey, Smith, Deane E., Chang, Stephanie H., Lesko, Melissa B., Angel, Luis F., Lonze, Bonnie E., Kon, Zachary N.

“…The lung allocation score (LAS) was designed to optimize the use of pulmonary allografts based on anticipated pretransplant survival and posttransplant…”
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Longitudinal Lower Airway Microbial Signatures of Acute Cellular Rejection in Lung Transplantation by Natalini, Jake G, Wong, Kendrew K, Nelson, Nathaniel C, Wu, Benjamin G, Rudym, Darya, Lesko, Melissa B, Qayum, Seema, Lewis, Tyler C, Wong, Adrian, Chang, Stephanie H, Chan, Justin C Y, Geraci, Travis C, Li, Yonghua, Wang, Chan, Li, Huilin, Pamar, Prerna, Schnier, Joseph, Mahoney, Ian J, Malik, Tahir, Darawshy, Fares, Sulaiman, Imran, Kugler, Matthias C, Singh, Rajbir, Collazo, Destiny E, Chang, Miao, Patel, Shrey, Kyeremateng, Yaa, McCormick, Colin, Barnett, Clea R, Tsay, Jun-Chieh J, Brosnahan, Shari B, Singh, Shivani, Pass, Harvey I, Angel, Luis F, Segal, Leopoldo N

“…Acute cellular rejection (ACR) after lung transplant is a leading risk factor for chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Prior studies have demonstrated dynamic…”
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Lung Allograft Dysbiosis Associates with Immune Response and Primary Graft Dysfunction by Nelson, Nathaniel C., Wong, Kendrew K., Mahoney, Ian J., Malik, Tahir, Rudym, Darya, Lesko, Melissa B., Qayum, Seema, Lewis, Tyler C., Chang, Stephanie H., Chan, Justin C.Y., Geraci, Travis C., Li, Yonghua, Pamar, Prerna, Schnier, Joseph, Singh, Rajbir, Collazo, Destiny, Chang, Miao, Kyeremateng, Yaa, McCormick, Colin, Borghi, Sara, Patel, Shrey, Darawshi, Fares, Barnett, Clea R., Sulaiman, Imran, Kugler, Matthias C., Brosnahan, Shari B., Singh, Shivani, Tsay, Jun-Chieh J., Wu, Benjamin G., Pass, Harvey I., Angel, Luis F., Segal, Leopoldo N., Natalini, Jake G.

“…Lower airway enrichment with oral commensals has been previously associated with grade 3 severe primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation…”
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Compassionate use of bedaquiline in the treatment of pulmonary XDR-TB by Danckers, Mauricio, Lesko, Melissa B., Adamson, Rosemary, Leibert, Eric

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Early airway dehiscence: Risk factors and outcomes with the rising incidence of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation by Malas, Jad, Ranganath, Neel K., Phillips, Katherine G., Bittle, Gregory J., Hisamoto, Kazuhiro, Smith, Deane E., Lesko, Melissa B., Angel, Luis F., Lonze, Bonnie E., Kon, Zachary N.

“…Background: Anastomotic complications occur in 7% to 18% of lung transplant recipients, among which airway dehiscence (AD) is particularly catastrophic. Using…”
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Outcomes of lung and heart-lung transplants utilizing donor after circulatory death with thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion by Chang, Stephanie H., Geraci, Travis C., Piper, Greta L., Chan, Justin, James, Les, Paone, Darien, Sommer, Philip M., Natalini, Jake, Rudym, Darya, Lesko, Melissa, Hussain, Syed T., Reyentovich, Alex, Moazami, Nader, Smith, Deane E., Angel, Luis

“…Background: Donation after circulatory death with thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (DCD-NRP) for cardiac transplant has promising results,…”
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Evaluation of Diaphragmatic Paralysis Using Sniff Testing With M-Mode Ultrasonography by Murthy, Vivek, MD, Zakhary, Bishoy, MD, Lesko, Melissa, DO, Tsay, Jun-Chieh, MD, Patrawalla, Paru, MD

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Compassionate Use of Bedaquiline in the Treatment of Extensively Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Lesko, Melissa, DO, Danckers Degregori, Mauricio, MD, Adamson, Rosemary, MD, Leibert, Eric, MD

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Lung microbiome and host immune tone in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with inhaled interferon-γ by Wang, Jing, Lesko, Melissa, Badri, Michelle H, Kapoor, Bianca C, Wu, Benjamin G, Li, Yonghua, Smaldone, Gerald C, Bonneau, Richard, Kurtz, Zachary D, Condos, Rany, Segal, Leopoldo N

“…Therapies targeting inflammation reveal inconsistent results in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Aerosolised interferon (IFN)-γ has been proposed as a…”
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Rotation in a Smoking Cessation Clinic Improves Nicotine Dependence Treatment Provided by First-Year Internal Medicine Trainees by O'Sullivan, Mary M, Hoskote, Sumedh S, Lesko, Melissa B, Mallozzi, Cristina M, Lee, Young I, Fayanju, Oluseyi A, Haller, Deborah, Rashad, Muhammad A, Khusainova, Elvina, Fortune, Diandra, Mathew, Roshen, Van Tassel, Chloe, Fried, Ethan D

“…Over 70% of smokers visit a physician annually, and physicians are well-positioned to assist patients in smoking cessation. Residency offers the ideal setting…”
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SUCCESSFUL SINGLE LUNG TRANSPLANT OF A HEPATITIS C POSITIVE DONOR TO AN HIV SEROPOSITIVE RECIPIENT WITH PULMONARY FIBROSIS by Goel, Sangita, Lesko, Melissa, Angel, Luis

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DIARRHEA IN THE LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENT by Schuster, Sheeja, Lesko, Melissa, Angel, Luis

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EBV-MEDIATED POSTTRANSPLANT LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER PRESENTING AS A PLEURAL EFFUSION AND ACUTE CELLULAR REJECTION: A CASE REPORT by Nair, Sunil, Lesko, Melissa, Angel, Luis

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HARD TO SWALLOW: HERPES SIMPLEX ESOPHAGITIS WITH PLEUROPULMONARY DISSEMINATION IN A LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT by Greco, Allison, Angel, Luis, Lesko, Melissa

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ELEVATED TUMOR MARKERS IN A YOUNG PATIENT UNDERGOING LUNG TRANSPLANTATION EVALUATION by MAHONEY, IAN, NATALINI, JAKE G, B. LESKO, MELISSA, GERACI, TRAVIS C, CHAN, JUSTIN, CHANG, STEPHANIE, ANGEL, LUIS F, RUDYM, DARYA

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Pulmonary Pathology of End-Stage COVID-19 Disease in Explanted Lungs and Outcomes After Lung Transplantation by Flaifel, Abdallah, Kwok, Benjamin, Ko, Jane, Chang, Stephanie, Smith, Deane, Zhou, Fang, Chiriboga, Luis A, Zeck, Briana, Theise, Neil, Rudym, Darya, Lesko, Melissa, Angel, Luis, Moreira, Andre, Narula, Navneet

“…Abstract Objectives Patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection may develop end-stage lung disease requiring lung…”
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A Simple Prioritization Change to Lung Transplant Allocation May Result in Improved Outcomes by Chang, Stephanie H., Angel, Luis, Smith, Deane E., Carillo, Julius, Rudym, Darya, Lesko, Melissa, Sureau, Kimberly, Montgomery, Robert A., Moazami, Nader, Kon, Zachary N.

“…The lung allocation score (LAS) significantly improved outcomes and wait list mortality in lung transplantation. However, mortality remains high for the…”
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Multimodal opioid‐sparing pain management after lung transplantation and the impact of liposomal bupivacaine intercostal nerve block by Lewis, Tyler C., Sureau, Kimberly, Katz, Alyson, Fargnoli, Anthony, Lesko, Melissa, Rudym, Darya, Angel, Luis F., Chang, Stephanie H., Kon, Zachary N.

“…Opioid analgesics are commonly used post‐lung transplant, but have many side effects and are associated with worse outcomes. We conducted a retrospective…”
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