Ex-vivo lung perfusion for transplant moves ahead February 17, 2011 By Margaret Cloud Boming Dong, MD, PhD, checks lungs with bronchoscopy during ex-vivo perfusion in Dr. Egan’s lab at UNC. (Photo from AJT Report.) Ex-vivo perfusion offers a chance to evaluate lungs for transplant and also offers the chance to modify the lung to make it suitable for transplantation. Dr. Thomas Egan is featured in a recent article in the American Journal of Transplantation. Filed Under: Categories: News More from Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Dr. Tessmann, a heart surgeon, joins UNC faculty Dr. Sell-Dottin wins 2017 Womack Scholar award Thoracic Surgery wins 2017 Outstanding Service Award