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The New Frontier of Facial Transplants

Friday, June 12, 2009
Topics: Education, Health, Other
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Twenty-first century advances have left many exploring the moral, cultural, and emotional boundaries of the medical field. Dr. Maria Siemionow, director of plastic surgery research at the Cleveland Clinic, is on the cusp that with her team's groundbreaking work in facial transplants. In her book, Face to Face: My Quest to Perform the First Full Face Transplant, Dr. Siemionow discusses how the surgery was accomplished and the many challenges of this radical procedure. We'll talk with Dr. Siemionow about that as well as the psychological and social affects of severe disfigurement. Join us Friday for SOI at 9 on 90.3.

Guests

Dr. Maria Siemionow, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Additional Information

A New Face: A Bold Surgeon, an Untried Surgery, The New York Times
First U.S. Face Transplant Described, The New York Times
Cleveland Clinic face transplant patient Connie Culp hopes her story teaches people not to judge, The Plain Dealer
Cleveland Clinic's Face Transplant Facts

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Conny!  You look beautiful! :o) And you do look like your old self in my opinion.  You have great courage ... congratulations!

Vivi 8:54 AM 6/12/09

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