Expanding Your Possibilities

Over the past 6 years, the Temple Lung Center has performed more lung transplants than any other hospital in the country. We're also one of the first to transplant a patient with post-COVID lung failure.

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Dr. Gerard Criner performing bronchoscopic lung volume reduction procedure

A recognized leader in the development of new pulmonary therapies, Temple physicians have led the development of a breakthrough treatment option for patients with severe emphysema.

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While managing some of the highest COVID-19 volumes in Philadelphia, Temple’s medical team has simultaneously achieved survival rates far better than the national and regional averages.

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Attracting patients from across the country, Temple is delivering the cure for a rare form of pulmonary hypertension called CTEPH.

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Through extensive collaboration with research colleagues throughout the country, Temple is a national leader in helping patients with lung disease live their healthiest lives.

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Dr. Daniel Eun performing robotic urologic surgery

Temple robotic surgeons are making it possible for more patients to receive livesaving therapies after being told they were out of options.

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Dr. Charles Bakhos, curing a rare airway disorder

Adult patients who are suffering from tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) — a collapse of the windpipe and bronchial tubes — can find expertise at Temple, a destination center for this rare condition.

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Steven Houser, PhD, internationally renowned heart researcher

Temple cardiovascular researchers are developing new therapies that may one day dramatically change how patients are treated after a heart attack or heart failure.

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Kamel Khalili, PhD, conducting HIV research

Temple researchers are leveraging CRISPR technology that may be an effective pathway to ridding people infected with HIV of the virus without harming them.

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