Posts Tagged ‘lung’
DC boxing champ Elvis Medrano faces battle with pulmonary hypertension
From the Pulmonary Hypertension Association: Washington, D.C. Golden Glove Lightweight Champion Elvis Medrano Faces Biggest Battle with Deadly Lung Disease Diagnosis: Pulmonary Hypertension Silver Spring, Md. (March 13, 2018) — In and out of the boxing ring, Washington, D.C., Golden Glove lightweight champion Elvis Medrano is in a daily battle for his life. At 27,…
Read MoreLung Transplant Gives New Hope to Northern Virginia Woman with Cystic Fibrosis
Breath of Life For Jackie Price, a young professional in Northern Virginia with a zest for life, a lung transplant at Inova has ushered in new hope Three years ago, when Jackie Price began treatment for cystic fibrosis at the Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program on Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (IFMC), she was determined…
Read MorePulmonary Hypertension is Serious. Learn to Spot the Signs.
Oksana A. Shlobin, MD, is a member of Inova Medical Group board certified in pulmonary disease. She is director of education for the Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program and co-director of the Inova Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Read Dr. Shlobin’s profile. Today, May 5, is World Pulmonary Hypertension Day.…
Read MoreInova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program One of the First Programs Accredited by Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Falls Church, VA – September 29, 2014 – The Pulmonary Hypertension Association recently accredited and announced its first six Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers (PHCC), including the Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program. These six centers participated in the PHCC Pilot Program, which helped to solidify the accreditation criteria and to refine the process for…
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