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@NorthwesternMed Canning Thoracic Institute. Northwestern Memorial Hospital ranked No. 4 in the Nation: Pulmonology and Lung Surgery by @USNews, 2026 – 2027.

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

The Northwestern Memorial Hospital Pulmonology and Lung Surgery Program has been ranked No. 4 in the nation by @USNews, 2026 – 2027, one of the hospital's six specialties in the top five nationally.

Thank you to our team for your commitment to advancing lung health.
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[Northwestern Medicine @NorthwesternMed]

Northwestern Medicine surgeons have performed the first known U.S. quadruple-organ transplant involving retransplanted lungs. Elizabeth Wehrle, 36, of Iowa received two donor lungs for a second time, along with a liver and kidney.

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Northwestern Medicine physicians performed the first known quadruple-organ transplant involving retransplanted lungs in the United States.

The case required a redo double-lung transplant, liver transplant and kidney transplant for a patient with cystic fibrosis and multi-organ failure.

Learn more: https://t.co/3VhlX6fl9l

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

The Northwestern Medicine Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program ranks among the top 5% nationally for lung function outcomes, according to the 2025 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry Program Specific Report. This is a reflection of our multidisciplinary expertise and commitment to advancing care for adults with cystic fibrosis.

For more information on our Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program, please visit https://t.co/e9YsZV4YYq

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

We are excited to announce that Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute is hosting its 3rd Annual Pleural Course on September 18 at the Northwestern University Simulation Lab in Chicago.

This hands-on course features advanced training in pleural procedures and offers 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Register today: https://t.co/vIAbaCXW7q

[Ankit Bharat, MD FACS @AnkitBharatMD]

Why can myasthenia gravis persist after thymectomy? Our new Science Advances study maps a “tolerance checkpoint swap”: thymic class-switched B cells reduce classical selection signals and engage BAFF–BCMA survival. A new framework—although not yet a therapy. @NM_Lung @NorthwesternMed
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[NM Media Relations @NMHC_News]

🚨 PRESS RELEASE: @NorthwesternMed @NM_Lung researchers have uncovered a hidden immune environment in the thymus that may help drive myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune disease mainly impacting women under age 40 and men over age 60.

LEARN MORE: https://t.co/A0NZaYSkFd

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

A Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances created the largest cellular and spatial map of the myasthenia gravis thymus to date, uncovering a previously hidden immune environment that may help drive disease persistence and recurrence.

Led by Ankit Bharat, MD, the findings provide a new framework for studying myasthenia gravis and future therapeutic targets. See more: https://t.co/vrOcZDGgCI

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Proud to be part of a hospital with 10 specialties ranked in the top 10 nationally by @USNews.

Our clinicians and researchers are advancing pulmonary medicine through innovation, discovery and clinical excellence.
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[Northwestern Medicine @NorthwesternMed]

It’s not like us to brag, but when we say, “What makes us better, makes you better,” we mean it. And we couldn’t be prouder of the results from @usnews, 2026 �� 2027.

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[Northwestern Medicine @NorthwesternMed]

@IlliniMBB player Jason Jakstys is back on the court this summer, months after a season-ending diagnosis of venous thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) and surgical treatment at Northwestern Medicine. With full medical clearance, Jason is looking forward to the start of the upcoming 2026 – 2027 basketball season.

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Iowa mother receives a first-of-its-kind organ transplant | https://t.co/f2xBEUxMzV

#transplantation #transplant

[Northwestern Medicine @NorthwesternMed]

It’s not like us to brag, but when we say, “What makes us better, makes you better,” we mean it. And we couldn’t be prouder of the results from @usnews, 2026 – 2027.

#USNews

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Illinois forward Jason Jakstys was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome and treated by Andrew Arndt, MD, at Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute. Following surgical care, he has been medically cleared to resume training.

A reminder of the impact of timely diagnosis and specialized thoracic surgery in venous TOS.

Read more: https://t.co/8Qjfn8hmvg

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The first known quadruple-organ transplant involving retransplanted lungs in the U.S. was performed at @[1881983005451436]. @@[242302362170]orthwesternMed's Dr. Satish Nadig joined John Landecker to talk about the procedure.
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[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

When severe lung infection left limited paths forward, Northwestern Medicine thoracic surgeons developed a total artificial lung system to support patients after bilateral lung removal and create time for definitive treatment.

The approach supported a patient for 48 hours until double lung transplant. Hear from Ankit Bharat, MD, on what’s next for the total artificial lung system. See more: https://t.co/8tcnlQenDp

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Lung transplant has long been considered contraindicated in patients with active lung cancer. A Northwestern Medicine study led by Ankit Bharat, MD, challenges that paradigm in carefully selected patients with lung-limited stage 4 disease, raising new questions about transplant candidacy and care pathways.

See more: https://t.co/RoATFPyCId

[NM Media Relations @NMHC_News]

🚨 @NorthwesternMed surgeons performed the first known quadruple-organ transplant involving retransplanted lungs in the United States. The patient received two donor lungs for a second time, plus a liver and kidney.

PRESS RELEASE: https://t.co/IlK2RVQj1S
@NM_Lung @NM_Transplant

[Ankit Bharat, MD FACS @AnkitBharatMD]

What makes us proudest at @NM_Lung @NorthwesternMed is the compassion and camaraderie of our team - and the trust of patients from around the world who bring us their most difficult challenges.

We are honored that Elizabeth and her family entrusted her life to us. Her successful REDO double-lung, liver and kidney (quadruple) transplant—a milestone we believe is a world first—offers new hope to patients facing chronic rejection and multiorgan failure after transplantation.

https://t.co/sVzdLwiWy1

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

Save the date for the Second Annual Conference in Bedside Medicine, "The Magic of the Bedside," November 13 to 14 at Northwestern Medicine. Workshops with real patients, plenaries from global experts and observation sessions at the MCA. AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Registration is now open – Early Bird Pricing through 8/15: https://t.co/b0F0SrSCcA

#BedsideMedicine

[NM Pulmonary and Thoracic Surgery @NM_Lung]

A Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA challenges the long-standing transplant principle that patients with active lung cancer shouldn’t be considered for lung transplant.

Among select patients with stage 4 lung cancer limited to the lungs, one-year survival was 100% following lung transplant compared to 41% with medical therapy alone.

See more: https://t.co/RoATFPyCId

#LungCancer #LungTransplant