"Unprecedented Success: California Doctor Receives Double Lung-Liver Transplant at Northwestern Medicine"
Dr. Gary Gibbon, a Santa Monica physician, underwent a historic triple transplant for advanced lung cancer, receiving a lung-liver transplant at Northwestern Medicine after being told there were no other options. The surgery, which involved a 17-hour procedure to keep the liver alive, was a first for a patient with active cancer. Six months later, Gibbon is cancer-free and celebrating his 69th birthday as a newlywed, highlighting the importance of organ donor awareness in providing a second chance at life.