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MISSION
To support innovative research and life-saving programs for the lung transplant community.
VISION
The Lung Transplant Lifeline will lead the way in building a world-wide culture of philanthropy around support for lung transplantation. We will become an exhaustive resource for a new generation where lung health is a priority for all.
Our Impact
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Leadership
Dani Childress
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Board of Directors
Nilani Ravichandran
BOARD CHAIR | FNP-BC; AVP of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Services
Kassy Kebede
CO-FOUNDER + TREASURER | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | Transplanted 2012
Scott Taffet
VICE CHAIR | Cystic Fibrosis | Transplanted 2010Medical Advisors
Selim Arcasoy
MD, MPH, Medical Director of Lung Transplant Program, CUMC
Joshua Sonett
MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, CUMCLife Member
Victor Fink
FOUNDER | Pulmonary Fibrosis | Transplanted 2012August 19, 1945 – November 1, 2018
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Image of the 3D patient-specific airway stent developed at Cleveland Clinic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared patient-specific airway stents developed by Cleveland Clinic physician Tom Gildea, M.D. The stents are used to keep open the...
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The Men Behind The Lung Transplant Project
The Men Behind The Lung Transplant Project NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — This week’s 50 People to Know, focuses on two people who are part of a larger cause – something called the Lung Transplant Project. Meet 61-year-old Jerry Cahill who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at...
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Story from Jackie Price
In June 2016, I was a full time employee, lived with a roommate and was hanging out with my friends on the weekend. Things like doing laundry and walking just a block were becoming increasingly more difficult and with 28% lung function I knew transplant was in my...
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A Story of Hope
A Story of Hope and JoyEight years ago, I was an active guy. I had a great family and I was skiing, sailing, hiking and running a summer camp. At the time, I had no idea what pulmonary fibrosis was, and if someone had told me I would soon be on the waiting list for a...
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A Life Changing Experience
A Life Changing ExperienceIt is impossible to predict the future and life as we know it can change dramatically in an instant. At work on a summer day in 2004 I was overwhelmed by an uncontrollable cough. It became so annoying that I left work and drove myself to the...
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