Dr. Matthew Bacchetta
Matthew Bacchetta is a lung transplant surgeon and NIH funded researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center whose clinical work focuses on end stage lung and pulmonary vascular diseases.
He has one of the world’s largest experiences in the use of mechanical devices for patients with both acute and chronic respiratory illness. His research involves developing platforms for organ recovery, regeneration and replacement.
He is a Fellow of AIMBE. Prior to moving to Vanderbilt, he was an Associate Professor at Columbia University and worked as the Director of Adult ECMO and Surgical Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Comprehensive Care Center, and Director of the Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Program. He has served in Iraq and Afghanistan in the US Army.
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