COPD patient receives world's first robotic double lung transplant

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A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant. The breakthrough surgery was performed in October at NYU Langone Health in New York City by Dr. Stephanie Chang . Just a month before, Chang performed a fully robotic single lung transplant -- the nation's first. Advertisement "This latest innovation is a watershed moment in lung transplantation surgery worldwide and just the beginning of a new era in patient care," said Dr. Ralph Mosca , chair of