UW Health: Navy veteran becomes 1,000th lung transplant

MADISON, Wis. – David Peabody sailed the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea as an antisubmarine warfare technician in the U.S. Navy, but never imagined his travels would lead him to the shores of Lake Monona in Madison. That changed in 2024 when Peabody became the 1,000th lung transplant recipient at the UW Health Transplant Center. His journey to Madison began in 2010 when he started becoming...