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Dr. Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH is a cardiac surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in cardiac surgery. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Lung Transplant
Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.
Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.
During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.
Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.
Dr. Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the None and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Board Certification: None
Licensed In: Massachusetts
Dr. Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, Unicare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan and MassHealth.
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
$1,567
Da Vinci Surgical System $1,567 |
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AtriCure, Inc. |
$1,299
AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $614 |
SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $576 |
ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $109 |
Covidien LP |
$325
VersaOne $325 |
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Medtronic Vascular, Inc. |
$138
Avalus $138 |
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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
$72
$72 |
Education | $1,500 |
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Travel and Lodging | $954 |
Food and Beverage | $622 |
Consulting Fee | $325 |
Dr. Asishana Osho's specialty is cardiac surgery. His areas of expertise include lung transplant, minimally invasive surgery, and pericardiectomy. Dr. Osho seems to honor Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, as well as other insurance carriers. His education and training includes medical school at Duke University School of Medicine and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to English, he speaks French. He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.