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A Double-Lung Transplant

Gurjeev Sachdeva, a 45-year-old Bay Area woman, received a double-lung transplant at UCSF in 2007. Health Dialogues speaks with Gurjeev, her surgeon, and a heart and lung transplant coordinator about the experience. Guest: Dr. Charles Hoopes, director of cardio-pulmonary transplantation at UCSF.Guest: Gurjeev Sachdeva, double-lung transplant recipient.Guest: Karen Breen, heart and lung transplant coordinator at UCSF.


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Kidney Gives Artist Second Chance at Life

See photo and hear San Francisco artist Victor Zaballa tell how he received a kidney transplant, and what it means to him.
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