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Fourth Hand Transplant in US Performed July 12, 2008
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July 12, 2008. Louisville, KY. Dave Robert Armstrong, a 32-year-old Upland, California man has joined an elite group of men around the world by receiving a hand transplant today, July 12, 2008. The surgery was performed at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center by Kleinert Kutz and University of Louisville hand surgeons. For more info, visit www.handtransplant.com |
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| Kleinert Kutz Seeks General, Total Joint, and Sports Orthopedic Surgeons |
Practice Description:Kleinert Kutz is known worldwide for pioneering achievements in hand and microsurgery. This internationally known group of surgeons and researchers has grown steadily for more than 40 years. Now, in response to an ongoing need expressed in the area, they are expanding their group to include general, sports and total joint orthopedic services. As a member of Kleinert Kutz, you will enjoy the benefits of joining a world-class group with state-of-the-art facilities, a research foundation, and a university affiliation. This expansion has the strong support of a local hospital that has recently renovated its surgical inpatient unit and has specially designed half the rooms for orthopedic patients. Kleinert Kutz provides services to Kentucky and southern Indiana.Community Description:Louisville’s Metro area offers you the optimal combination of urban amenities and an easy, convenient lifestyle. Situated on the Ohio River, you’ll find an atmosphere that is more Southern than it is Midwestern. As the nation’s 16th largest city, you’ll have no trouble establishing the lifestyle you desire. You and your family will enjoy the friendly people, a thriving arts community, eclectic neighborhoods, a diverse population, and an affordable cost of living that is less than the national average. Great educational opportunities abound through the University of Louisville and the area’s public and private schools. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Louisville ranks #10 in the nation as “best educated” of cities with populations of 250,000 or more. Louisville is one of only 12 U.S. cities with resident professional opera, theater, orchestra, ballet and children’s theater. You’ll have your choice of a wide variety of activities and entertainment. The Ohio River and nearby parks give you plenty of options for outdoor activities. And don’t forget the Kentucky Derby! Find this and more information at www.greaterlouisville.com.If you choose to live on the Indiana side, you’ll enjoy an even more favorable cost of living and a bridge system that makes access to Louisville convenient and easy. Southern Indiana’s shoreline and hills offer some of the most dramatic views found anywhere in the region. You can learn more about New Albany, Indiana at www.1si.org.
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| Kleinert Institute Co-sponsored Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Update Session |
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The CM Kleinert Institute, along with Jewish Hospital and the Institute for Cellular Therapeutics at the University of Louisville, KY, hosted a "Composite Tissue Allotransplantation (CTA) Update Session" on January 14, 2008, in conjunction with the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) meeting in Beverly Hills, California. Internationally known hand and transplant surgeons and researchers provided updates on immunosuppression strategies in CTA and discussed current status of CTA recipients. This meeting is a followup to the 6th International CTA Symposium held in Tucson, AZ, in January of 2006, and the first followup in January, 2007. Click the link at the left for more information. | ||||
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Third Hand Transplant in US Performed Nov 29, 2006
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Nov 29, 2006. Louisville, KY. University of Louisville/Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center surgeons performed the third hand transplant in the United States at Jewish Hospital, on a 54-year-old Bay City, Michigan, man. For more info, visit www.handtransplant.com |
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