UofL Health – Lung Outreach Clinic

UofL Health, Lung Outreach Clinic is a medical center in Owensboro, KY, located at 1301 Pleasant Valley Rd Suite 404. It is part of the UofL Health system, a not-for-profit academic health system affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine. The clinic provides access to specialized lung transplant services and advanced lung disease care through the Trager Transplant Center.

The Trager Transplant Center is the first and oldest lung transplant program in the commonwealth. The program performed Kentucky’s first heart-lung transplant in 1988 at UofL Health, Jewish Hospital and the first double-lung transplant in 1995. The program has performed more than 400 lung transplants since its inception. The program treats advanced lung conditions including pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, sarcoidosis, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, and cystic fibrosis.

A multidisciplinary team of board-certified, specialty-trained thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists provides comprehensive support. The team collaborates with transplant coordinators, pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists, and financial coordinators to guide patients through the evaluation, surgery, and lifelong recovery process. Providers include Alex M. Ng, M.D., Matthew Fox, M.D., Victor van Berkel, M.D., Ph.D., and Allan Ramirez, M.D. The center offers patient education resources and facilitates referrals for those exploring transplant options.

UofL Health operates as a regional academic health system with more than 250 physician practice locations. The system leverages its affiliation with the University of Louisville to engage in clinical research and clinical trials. The organization employs more than 1,200 providers and 14,000 team members across nine hospitals and four medical centers.

The clinic brings the expertise of nationally recognized academic specialists to the Owensboro area, ensuring patients have access to advanced lung transplant care and comprehensive support for complex respiratory conditions.

UofL Health, Lung Outreach Clinic sits on Pleasant Valley Rd in Owensboro, KY, about 0.4 miles from East 4th Street. The location is roughly 0.5 miles from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.

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Services:

• Advanced Heart Failure Therapy Management
• Lung Transplant Evaluation and Follow-up
• Multidisciplinary Transplant Selection Committees
• Patient and Family Education for Organ Transplant
• Pre- and Post-Transplant Patient Coordination