Transplant EquityConfirmed
World-First HIV-to-HIV Lung Transplant Expanded Donor Access
NYU Langone says Bertrand Nelson received the world's first HIV-positive donor to HIV-positive recipient lung transplant under a research protocol, plus a liver transplant, and is off oxygen after four years.
Why now
A world-first transplant milestone connects patient survival, HIV stigma, organ access, and changing federal transplant policy.
- Overclaim risk
- high
- Primary source
- Official
- Published
- Jul 5, 2026