Surgeons at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center performed the first hand transplant in the western United States in an operation that began one minute before midnight on Friday, March 4, and was completed 14-and-a-half hours later, on Saturday, March 5. Read the complete story here.
Other transplant news from the University of California:
- Second documented larynx transplant, performed at UC Davis: news release; Science Today
- UC San Diego performs first total artificial heart implant
- Novel device developed at UCSF may serve as alternative to kidney transplant: Science Today, news release
- UCLA team uncovers key to organ transplant rejection