Thoracic Surgery

Clinical

 Launched the Canning Thoracic Institute  First COVID-19 to COVID-19 Lung Transplant  Launched the Ambulatory Precision Lung Sparing (A-PLUS) surgery program  FY21 lung transplant volume increased by 67% compared to

FY20  FY21 surgical case volume increased 30% compared to FY20

COVID-19 Transplant Research

 Science Translational Medicine Cover Story showing mechanism of COVID lung damage  The Lancet Respiratory Medicine paper reporting multinational efforts lead by Northwestern to develop lung transplant for

COVID  Nature paper showing mechanisms of COVID lung damage  JAMA paper reporting the largest and best post-lung transplant outcomes for COVID in the world

Drs. Samuel Kim (left) and Ankit Bharat

Education

 Successfully received approval to re-launch advanced fellow program  New thoracic surgery robotics simulation curriculum  As the Associate program director, Dr. Kim is heading up the mentorship for the thoracic surgery service

Regional Participation/Expansion

 Successfully integrated and enhanced west region infrastructure with the acquisitions of

Dr. Andrew Arndt and Dr. Michael Vercillo.

Joining Dr. James Wade, this team provides access to comprehensive thoracic surgery care in the western suburbs  Launched new thoracic surgery outpatient clinics in McHenry and Huntley