
Michael S. Mulligan, M.D.
UW Medicine Distinguished Endowed Professor in Lung Transplant Research
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Lung Transplant Program
Director, Advanced Lung Disease Surgery Program
Biography
Dr. Mulligan received his M.D. from the University of Connecticut. He’s a surgeon with expertise in lung transplantation, lung cancer surgery (he’s the director of video-assisted thoracic surgery/robotic procedures), emphysema surgery, pulmonary endarterectomy, aortic surgery and interventional bronchoscopy.
Dr. Mulligan has nearly 200 publications and runs an National Institutes of Health-funded research laboratory investigating lung dysfunction after transplantation. He also co-chairs the critical-care courses for both major cardiothoracic surgery societies, is the president-elect of the Pulmonary Council of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation and is the incoming counselor for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 6.
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