Gabriel Loor

Dr. Gabriel Loor is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and Surgical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. He has performed or participated in over 500 lung transplants and pioneered "breathing lung transplantation" in the Midwest (2014) and Texas (2018). His leadership in the EXPAND Lung trial led to FDA approval of the OCS EVLP device, revolutionizing donation after cardiac death (DCD) transplants.

• George P. Noon, M.D. Endowed Chair in Surgery
• Co-Chief, Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery

Research Focus: Heart and lung transplantation, ex-vivo organ perfusion, mechanical assist devices, and thoracic aortic repair. He co-authored over 100 publications and edited chapters in Sugarbaker's Adult Chest Surgery.

Scientific Awards:

• STAR Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care (Baylor)
• Dr. Charles H. Bryan Clinical Excellence Award (Cleveland Clinic)
• Top Doctors: Rising Stars Edition

Professional Involvement: Vice Chair of the American College of Chest Physicians' Transplantation section, member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Society of Thoracic Surgeons Task Force on Heart and Lung Failure, and founder of the International Multicenter ECLS in Lung Transplantation Registry.