"When I'm putting organs in, I'm holding my breath until the patient takes their first breath."
Where I see patients (2)
Selected research
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Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Glass Half Full or Still Half Empty?
The Annals of thoracic surgery
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CCR5 drives NK cell-associated airway damage in pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury.
JCI insight
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Short airway telomeres are associated with primary graft dysfunction and chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
Clinical trials
My work
Q&A: Giving the sickest patients a second chance
UCSF is known for its excellent lung transplant outcomes, despite taking high-risk cases. Dr. Kukreja reveals how it feels to take someone from "hanging on for dear life" to living life to the fullest.