12/16/08
Cleveland Clinic announces that a team of physicians has performed the first near-total face transplant in the United States. Doctors from the surgical team will detail the procedure at a news conference on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 1 p.m. (EST) at the Intercontinental Hotel & Conference Center, 9801 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195.
News Conference Agenda -- Facial Tissue Transplantation
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic
History and Research of Facial Tissue Transplantation
Maria Siemionow, M.D., Ph.D., Section Head Plastic Surgery Research
Ethics of Facial Tissues Transplantation
Eric Kodish, M.D., Chairman, Department of Bioethics
Team Introduction and Surgical Details
Frank Papay, M.D., Chairman, Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute
Special Remarks
Risal Djohan, Plastic Surgeon, Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute
Question & Answer Session
Moderated by:
- Eileen Sheil, Executive Director, Media & Public Relations, Cleveland Clinic
- Maria Siemionow, M.D., Ph.D.
The following doctors will also be participating in the press conference:
- Daniel S. Alam, M.D., Facial Plastic Surgeon
- Steven L. Bernard, M.D., Plastic Surgeon
- Mark Hendrickson, M.D., Head of Hand Surgery
- Robert F. Lohman, M.D., Plastic Surgeon
- John J. Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of General Surgery; Director of the Transplant Center
- Bijan Eghtesad, M.D., Staff Surgeon in the Departments of General Surgery and Transplantation
- Chad Gordon, D.O., Fellow in the Department of Plastic Surgery
Media outlets seeking more information on the press conference can contact the Cleveland Clinic Public and Media Relations Department at 216.444.0141.
