Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Tag: hand transplant

Dr. Joseph Kutz, who passed away Oct. 10, was part of the team that performed the world's first hand transplant with prolonged success at Jewish Hospital in January 1999.
Campus & Community

UofL celebrates the life of Dr. Joseph Kutz, hand transplant pioneer

Alicia Kelso -
The University of Louisville celebrates the life of Dr. Joseph Kutz, who passed away Oct. 10. Kutz was part of the team that performed the...
Louella Aker is seated with from left, Christine Kaufman, Ph.D., Stuart Williams, Ph.D., and Tuna Ozyurekoglu, M.D. Aker is the recipient of the first double hand transplant with a woman in Kentucky.
Health & Wellness

UofL surgeons involved in Indiana woman’s double hand transplant Louella Aker,...

Jill Scoggins -
A Jeffersonville, Indiana, woman has become the first female hand transplant recipient in Kentucky and the 10th patient to receive a hand transplant from...