By Matt Batcheldor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has performed its first combined reoperative lung and kidney transplant.
Nicole Hunter, 36, of Searcy, Arkansas, received the transplant, which took place over 17 hours and involved dozens of specialists, including transplant teams for both organs. Her lung transplant was performed by Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, professor of Surgery; and Chetan Pasrija, MD, assistant professor of Cardiac Surgery. Read the full article in the VUMC Reporter.