U of M Welcomes World's First Face Transplant Surgeon
Jean-Michel Dubernard to speak at Second Annual John S. Najarian Lecture in Transplant
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WHAT:
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Second Annual John S. Najarian Lecture in Transplantation, presented by the University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Surgery
“Composite Tissue AlloGraft: A New Era in Transplantation History” |
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WHO:
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Jean-Michel Dubernard, M.D., Ph.D., professor of surgery, chief of the Department of Urology and Transplantation Surgery at the University Hospital Edouard Herriot in Lyon, France |
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WHEN:
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Tuesday, May 6
8 a.m. lecture; reception to follow.
Filming is not allowed during the presentation, but Dubernard will be available for interviews following the presentation |
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WHERE:
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Mayo Memorial Auditorium
University of Minnesota, East Bank campus
425 Delaware Street S.E.
Minneapolis |
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BACKGROUND:
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World-renowned transplant surgeon Jean-Michel Dubernard, M.D., Ph.D., is perhaps most recognized for the international attention he received in 2006 for performing the world’s first face transplant. He also performed the first single hand allograft in 1998 and the first double hand transplant in 2000. Throughout his career he has performed more than 3,000 renal transplantations, numerous multi-organ transplantations, and more than 500 pancreatic transplantations. A pioneer in his field, Dubernard advances techniques to transplant pancreas glands and other tissues.
Dubernard is a founding member of the Composite Hand and Tissue Allograft Society and has served as president of the European College of Transplantation since 1989. He is past president of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association and of the International Microphone Surgical Society.
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The Academic Health Center is home to the University of Minnesota’s six health professional schools and colleges as well as several health-related centers and institutes. Founded in 1851, the University is one of the oldest and largest land grant institutions in the country. The AHC prepares the new health professionals who improve the health of communities, discover and deliver new treatments and cures, and strengthen the health economy.
Contact: Jenna Langer, Academic Health Center, 612-626-4784, lang0712@umn.edu
Sara Buss, Academic Health Center, 612-626-7037, buss@umn.edu
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