There are around 65 lung transplant programs in the United States, but 85 percent of the surgeries are performed by only about 20 programs. Regardless, even the smaller programs — some that do just a handful of transplants per year — require adequate staffing in order to stay open. As in so many areas of the world’s collective workforce, the supply of lung transplant doctors is dwindling, while at the same time the total number of lung transplants is expected to rise due to the ravages of COVID-19 on lung health. Should some of the smaller transplant programs close? Common sense would dictate so, but, as in many corners of…