‘Iron Chef' champ, Ground Zero hero is first double lung transplant recipient at Mount Sinai Health
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Mount Sinai Health System in New York City performed it's first double lung transplant on Iron Chef America and 9/11 volunteer, chef James Kelly of New York
Kelly was diagnosed with emphysema and lung disease due to a condition called silicosis. According to Kelly and his physician, Kelly’s lung disease was related to exposure at the World Trade Center when he volunteered to hand out meals at Ground Zero to first responders the days following the 9/11 attacks.
Kelly told Fox News, "I did what I could in those first few days after the towers fell. Like so many I returned to work thinking about how blessed I was to be able to help in some small way."
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