Massachusetts General Hospital

Gaining ground in limb replacement surgery

The first successful replantation of a human limb took place at the MGH in 1962. Now, nearly 50 years later, the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is in the process of reviewing potential candidates for the latest in medical advances – hand transplantation surgery.

MGH performs its first hand transplant

On Oct. 26, 19 days after becoming the MGH’s first hand transplant recipient, Joe Kinan showed how his unwavering commitment to having a positive attitude has paid off – he wiggled the fingers on his left hand for the first time in public.

Hand transplant is a first for Mass. General

Massachusetts General Hospital's Dr. Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr. leads Mass. General’s first hand transplant operation.

Station nightclub fire survivor upbeat after hand transplant

Recipient of Massachusetts General Hospital's first hand transplant operation performed by Dr. Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr. on path to recovery.

Man injured in Station nightclub fire gets hand transplant at Mass. General Hospital

Joseph Kinan, Station nightclub fire survivor, is Massachusetts General Hospital's first hand transplant recipient.

Man hurt in Station nightclub fire gets hand transplant

Dr. Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr. performs Massachusetts General Hospital's first hand transplant surgery on Joseph Kinan, Station nightclub fire survivor.

Joe Kinan’s hand transplant helps him and donor’s family move forward

Jonathan Winograd, MD, and Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr, MD, discuss how Joe Kinan, a Station nightclub fire survivor, became the first hand transplant recipient at Massachusetts General Hospital.