In Jerry Cahill’s latest podcast series, The Path Forward with Cystic Fibrosis, we hear from Dr. Selim Arcasoy from Columbia University Medical Center. He discusses the pre-transplant process by covering the following topics:

• When should a CF patient consider a lung transplant?
  • When lung function decreases to 30% or below
  • When there is an increased infection resistance
  • When exacerbations resulting in ICU hospital stays become frequent
  • When a patient experiences frequent lung bleeds and collapse
• What is the transplant listing process?
• What is the transplant evaluation process?
• What are some testing and evaluation obstacles, both mental and psychosocial?
• What is dual listing?
• What happens when you are actively listed?

This video podcast was made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Columbia University Medial Center and the Lung Transplant Project.