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Synchrony Dialogues - Hand and Limb Transplant
On 12th October 2020, MOHAN Foundation organised a panel discussion titled, ‘Hand and Limb Transplant’. It was moderated by Dr. Sunil Shroff. The panelists were – Dr. Subramania Iyer, Professor and Chairman of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery / Head and Neck Surgery / Oncology and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Dr. Nilesh G. Satbhai, Plastic Reconstruction Surgeon Global Hospitals, Parel, Mumbai, Dr. Dinesh Kumar S, Chief Reconstructive Transplant Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, JIPMER, and Ms. Shreya Siddanagowder, Asia’s first upper arm double hand transplant recipient and a patient of Dr. Subramania Iyer. The key points discussed during the session were indications, success rate and cost of hand transplantation, and scope of lower limb transplant.
- Shroff S, Navin S. Synchrony Dialogues - Hand and Limb Transplant. Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.19 Issue No.60. July 2020 - October 2020
- Shroff S, Navin S. Synchrony Dialogues - Hand and Limb Transplant. Indian Transplant Newsletter. Vol.19 Issue No.60. July 2020 - October 2020. Available at:
https://www.itnnews.co.in/indian-transplant-newsletter/issue60/Synchrony-Dialogues-Hand-and-Limb-Transplant-1072.htm
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- Keywords: Hand and Limb Transplant, Dr. Subramania Iyer, Dr. Nilesh G. Satbhai, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Kochi, success rate and cost of hand transplantation, scope of lower limb transplant
