Lung Transplant Procedure, Should The Patient Worry They Won't Be Breathing? - Dr. Bremner (VIDEO)
Dr. Bremner explains if a patient should be concerned about not being able to breath naturally during the lung transplant procedure.
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Dr. Bremner:
Sometimes patients will get one lung and sometimes patients will receive two lungs in a transplant, and that depends a lot on the disease process, which is causing the need for transplantation.
Dr. Bremner, M.D., Ph.D.:
Ross M. Bremner, M.D., Ph.D., is surgical director of the Center for Thoracic Disease and chief of thoracic surgery at the Heart & Lung Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Bremner completed his medical school training in South Africa at the University of the Witwatersrand where he graduated magna cum laude and received the Harwood Nash Memorial medal for surgery. He then completed his general surgery training at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, during which time he also completed his Ph.D. Dr. Bremner then went on to complete his cardiothoracic training at USC after which he joined the faculty as assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery and director of the Hastings Thoracic Oncology Laboratory.
