Lung Transplant Unit

The Advanced Lung Disease Service, Pulmonary Hypertension Program and WA Lung Transplant Unit has performed 14 transplants since the program started in November 2004. The first heart and lung transplant was also carried out in April 2005.

To date, the unit has delivered excellent survival rates compared with other Australian centres and it has allowed WA patients to have a transplant without the upheaval of relocating to the eastern states

Other services offered:

• In patient and ambulatory care
• Specialist clinics including pre-transplant, post transplant, pulmonary hypertension and advanced lung disease
• Coordination of single lung, double lung and heart-lung transplants
• Postoperative transplant care
• Pulmonary Hypertension Service for WA
• Advanced Lung Disease Service
• Allied staff input into patient management
• Clinical research trials
• Patient education and support

Staff includes:

• Lung Transplant and Pulmonary Hypertension Physicians
• Lung Transplant Fellow (Senior Registrar)
• Lung Transplant and Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Nurse Consultants
• Clinical Research Staff
• Clerical support staff
• Allied Health Team