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02/17/2013: 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.
12/12/2012: Innovative Surgery for Migraines
Dr. Jay Austen, Jr, Mass General’s chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery, uses plastic surgery techniques to decompress nerves that trigger debilitating migraines.
11/02/2012: 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.
10/26/2012: 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.
10/09/2012: 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.
10/08/2012: 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.
10/08/2012: 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.
05/10/2012: New migraine treatment
Massachusetts General Hospital's Dr. Jay Austen is using plastic surgery techniques in a first of its kind treatment for migraines.
04/10/2012: Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are using plastic surgery techniques to treat migraines
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are using leading-edge techniques such as nerve decompression to treat migraines.
04/10/2012: Plastic surgery to treat migraines? It’s a reality.
Dr. Jay Austen, Jr, Mass General’s chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery, is using leading-edge techniques such as nerve decompression to help those who suffer from the most debilitating of these headaches.
10/28/2011: 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.
03/01/2013: Global Surgery Initiatives 2013
Surgery 2013: Global Initiatives
The Department of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital takes an active role in global health.
11/14/2013: Annual Meeting of the Society of Clinical Surgery 2013
The Annual Meeting of the Society of Clinical Surgery will take place from November 14-16, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Migraine Surgery
W.G. (Jay) Austen Jr., MD, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses a cutting edge procedure done at Mass General: Plastic Surgery for Migraines.
