NYU Langone’s Dr. Stephanie Chang opens up to PEOPLE about performing the breakthrough procedure on 57-year-old Cheryl Mehrkar, who says her breathing has improved “100%” since undergoing the world’s first robotic double lung transplant.

NYU Langone performs the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant, marking a breakthrough in minimally invasive surgical care.

Last month, surgeons at NYU Langone performed a fully robotic double lung transplant, a breakthrough procedure for robotic surgical sytems.

On Oct. 22 NYU Langone Health announced it successfully conducted a double lung transplant on 57-year-old Cheryl Mehrkar, who was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

NYU Langone Health’s surgical team has achieved a world-first by performing a fully robotic double lung transplant using the Da Vinci Xi system. The procedure was led by NYU Langone Transplant Institute Lung Transplant Program surgical director Dr Stephanie Chang.

A New York woman has become the recipient of the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant, thanks to the NYU Langone Health Center. On October 22, 57-year-old Cheryl Mehrkar, who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),

Now, Mehrkar has a new feat for her unusual résumé — she’s the world’s first recipient of a fully robotic double lung transplant. “I’ve been in awe — it’s an unbelievable thing,” Mehrkar, 57, told The Post on Wednesday shortly after being discharged from NYU Langone Health.