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SPOTLIGHT:

After Robert Young

services, and Jay Menaker,

found the University of

MD, associate professor

Maryland, he connected

of surgery and medical

with Taliba Anderson, a

director of the lung resus-

lung-transplant administrative

citation unit, where Lia was

assistant, who quickly took

successfully cared for and

Lia's medical records into

listed for a lung transplant.
Robert and their 18-

a transplant meeting to start
the review process.
The very next day, a doctor

year-old daughter, Telia,
took a separate flight to

at the Dallas hospital walked

Baltimore and were soon in

into Lia's room and handed

the Shock Trauma Center

Robert a stack of papers.

with Lia. With about 10

UMMC was going to take

doctors and nurses treating

Lia with the goal of giving

Lia, Dr. Iacono pulled Robert

her a lung transplant.

and Telia into his office

Lia was put on ECMO, the

for a chat.
"I bought into his confi-

machine that allows her lungs
to rest, and three days later

dence. He was so confident

a special medical jet was

in what he could do," Robert

used to transport Lia from

says. "It boosted my morale,

Dallas to Baltimore.

because I was mentally gone."
The key for Lia was to find

"I remember cold air
coming off the jet, siren

a donor with the same chest

sounds getting in the

size and blood type, and to

ambulance, then the next

use plasmapheresis to work

thing I remember is everyone

around her high antibodies.

in pink scrubs around me,"

Within 24 hours of arriving

says Lia, who was uncon-

at UMMC, there was a match.
The day after her transplant,

scious much of the time after
being put on life support.
She was transported

Lia woke up with severe chest
pain and didn't realize she had

to the Lung Rescue Unit

gotten new lungs. Lia used her

in the R Adams Cowley

finger to draw lungs on her

Shock Trauma Center, led by

chest and gave the thumbs-

Thomas Scalea, MD, FACS,

down sign. Robert shook his

MCCM, the Honorable

head, but Lia scrunched her

Francis X. Kelly Distinguished

face in disbelief. After reassur-

Professor of Trauma

ance that she did, in fact, have

Surgery, physician-in-chief

the surgery, tears rolled down

of the Shock Trauma Center

her face.
"Oh, my goodness,"

at University of Maryland
Medical Center, and UMMS

Lia said. "That's why my

system chief for critical care

chest hurts." 

12  MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS

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To watch a video about Lia's story, visit umm.edu/TexasMom.


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