Cleveland Clinic Performs First Facial Transplant in U.S.
Surgeons build upon Cleveland Clinic's legacy of innovation. Download the press release (PDF).
…No other aspect of our anatomy is capable of even a fraction of the complexity of motion and emotion allowed by the muscles and tissues of the face… —Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, Head of Microsurgery Training
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Cleveland Clinic's renowned medical staff combines research, education and clinical practice to provide innovation and scientifically based treatments that improves the lives of our patients.
Surgery Fact Sheet (PDF) Cleveland Clinic Fact Sheet (PDF)Surgical Team
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Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD
Director of Plastic Surgery Research
Head of Microsurgery Training Biography Overview (PDF) | Full Bio -
Daniel Alam, MD
Facial Plastic Surgeon Full Bio
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Steven Bernard, MD
Plastic Surgeon Full Bio
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Risal Djohan, MD
Plastic Surgeon Full Bio
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Bijan Eghtesad, MD
Staff Surgeon, Departments of
General Surgery & Transplantation Full Bio -
John Fung MD, PhD
Chairman, Dept. of General Surgery
Director, Transplant Center Full Bio -
Chad Gordon, DO
Fellow, Department of Plastic Surgery
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Mark Hendrickson, MD
Head of Hand Surgery Full Bio
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Eric Kodish, MD
F.J. O'Neill Professor
Chairman, Department of Bioethics Full Bio -
Robert Lohman, MD
Plastic Surgeon Full Bio
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Francis Papay, PhD
Chairman, Dermatology & Plastic
Surgery Institute Full Bio
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History of Innovation
Cleveland Clinic has a rich history of innovation, from performing the world's first coronary angiography to pioneering the institute model of patient care–and now, the first near-total face transplant in the U.S.
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