Lung Transplant

At the Stanford Center for Advanced Lung Disease (ALD), we offer comprehensive specialty care for patients with conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis and interstitial lung disease. Lung transplantation is a treatment option for children and young adults with severe cystic fibrosis (CF), with end-stage lung disease, and other chronic lung diseases. Since the first successful heart-lung transplant was performed at Stanford 30 years ago, our team of pulmonary experts continues to develop innovative strategies for the treatment of advanced lung disease. Our lung transplant program:

Performs as many as 50-60 lung transplants each year, putting it in the top 10 percent of the most active lung-transplant centers nationwide
Has one of the largest integrated cystic fibrosis clinics in the US
Is one of the few lung transplant centers to provide dedicated care for patients with interstitial lung disease

Spotlight Videos

Lung Disease Treatment

Pulmonary specialist David Weill, MD, discusses cystic fibrosis and treatment resources available at the Center for Advanced Lung Disease. Watch Video »

Patient Story

Identical twins and lung transplant recipients Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes organized the Transplant Boot Camp at Stanford. Watch Video »

Lung Transplant Research

Stanford faculty physicians are actively involved in leading-edge research to improve the lives of patients with advanced lung disease and those who have received a lung transplant.