Dr.LungTransplant

The Lung Transplant Program at the University of Florida Shands Medical Center was ranked #1 in Florida and #4 in the country! So happy to be a part of this amazing team!!!

As a long-term employee of UF Health Mr. Romick, has given so much to our hospital. We were happy to finally give back to him. When I met him, his fibrosis was rapidly progressing so we made the decision to do an expedited inpatient eval. In our Cardiothoracic ICU, he rehabbed and got stronger. He is now just about to celebrate his 1-year lung transplant anniversary. -

I’m officially a celeb. He followed before we ever met! So happy to take care of such an amazing group of patients .

Here is an amazing story about one of our patients who is 25 years out from a . In this podcast she shares her story of the struggle to become a mother after Lung transplantion. Link in the comments.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JqpTxsnCf2vwDWDqjZ2HD?si=T4Gxd76vSeWwPTA6kA9zSw

Therapy dogs can be super important during recovery after a . Meet Shilo who is a bit famous in the Cardiothoracic ICU and on campus .

What a surprise to see my from a different center standing at the nurses station Cardiothoracic ICU. He even got me colorful pens because he knows I am notorious for stealing them. 🩷🩷

My beautiful bridesmaids and I are on our way to my Italian Wedding to marry my Love of my Life! Thank you to my amazing team for supporting me so this can finally happen! See you in two weeks when I am FINALLY DR. MONTUORO! ❤️❤️💒💒👰🏻‍♀️👰🏻‍♀️🇮🇹🇮🇹❤️❤️

Special Day today. We discharged Frank after his lung retransplantation. Retransplantation for lungs is not very common as it is a very difficult surgery. It wasn’t easy, but he totally rocked it! So privileged that he trusted me to be a part of both of his transplants at two different centers! ❤️❤️ Congrats Frank!

I am a registered organ donor.
If my brain has died, I’m done with my body. Give my organs to whoever needs them. Whatever still works, is up for grabs. I won’t need them. If you’re an organ donor, please copy. I’m curious to see how many of my friends and family are donors.
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This is Lanty. He is our New Years transplant. He is 68 years old and received both a lung an liver. He has absolutely rocked it! Amazed at his success and the success of our program. ❤️❤️

No one thought Harry would make it to transplant. He was just that sick. However he fought back and exceeded all of our expectations. After we found out that Harry is an artist. As he gets better he creates more art. So glad that he is almost out of the hospital after his lung transplant!!
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Meeting with some of my favorite . We are working on some good things for female .

If you have to celebrate your birthday you might as well do it with our amazing staff on the Thoracic and Cardiovascular ICU with NEW LUNGs!!Love that our team not only decorated our hallways but they got her a new dress too:)

This is my amazing team. When you ask for something it happens. When you need someone to laugh with they are there laughing at your crazy stories. When you need someone to support you thru a hard time they cry with you. I can honestly say I love each one of these people. This is what FAMILY is like! This is our LUNG TRANSPLANT TEAM at the University of Florida Shands Hospital

The importance of having all of your family present to support you is REAL! Meet Lovie. She came to visit one of our patients who is waiting for a lung transplant in our ICU. Love that our team could make this happen!

Meet the dream team! Today our transplant team celebrated the doctors on the lung transplant service for Doctor Day 2023. You need to check out the cake! Feeling so much love!

Cannot wait to read this book written by the wife of one of my patients! Here is the amazon link in case you are interested too!

On Borrowed Breath: A memoir of faith, love and advocating through a health crisis On Borrowed Breath: A memoir of faith, love and advocating through a health crisis

Pinch me! I get to work with the best of the best and have FUN while doing it! #1

Look what I picked up at Target!Don’t hate me. I am an Ivy League Grad and I finally have a college team to cheer for.

Meet Jimmy and Alfredo. You might remember Jimmy as one of my long time lung transplant patients. How wonderful that Jimmy has befriended one of my new UF patients, Alfredo. They are so lucky to have a friend to compare meds, tricks of being a transplant patient and “war” stories of post-transplant care. This picture makes everything we have done to get here worth it:)

I met Clive 1 year ago. He was very ill and we didn’t know if he would survive. Luckily, UF made it happen and he received his heart/lung transplant 2 months after being listed! Not an easy feat! So happy to see him thriving as an outpatient!

Can you believe Danny’s amazing ICU nurses took him outside to see his dog FOUR days after his ! So happy for Danny and even happier that he has recovered so quickly!

Excited to bring a new group of Fellows to the UF lung transplant family and attend the Largo Journal Club with the SunCoast Chest Physicians

Best one year survival after lung transplant in the Southeast and one of the top 5 of the country. So proud of this team at University of Florida.

Things are getting real around here! Let’s see who notices something different in my new Bio!

Had the most amazing Christmas celebration with the Lung Transplant Team at University of Florida.

As many of you know, I let my patients choose a song to go to sleep to prior to their bronchoscopies. Bryce normally chooses something ridiculously LOUD. Today, being one of the last procedures we will have together in a while he surprised me. He chose his wedding song-“Your Guardian Angel” by the Red Jumpsuite Apparatus. If you haven’t heard it, you should. Knowing what this year has been like for him and his wife, I literally cried in the Bronch suite. I am so happy that you have so many Guardian Angels watching over you Bryce! I am honored to be one of the ones that has been a part of your journey and will always be fighting for you! ❤️❤️

https://music.apple.com/us/album/your-guardian-angel/806224598?i=806224739