Additional Media Highlights from World’s First Whole Eye and Partial Face Transplant
Arkansas Man Receives the World's First Whole Eye Transplant Plus a New Face
NPR – November 10
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
-Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD, associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology
-Steven L. Galetta, MD, the Philip K. Moskowitz, MD Professor and Chair of Neurology, Department of Neurology, professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Man Receives First-Ever Whole Eye Transplant After Surviving High-Voltage Electric Shock
TODAY – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
US Veteran Gets World's First Eye Transplant
BBC – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
-Bruce E. Gelb, MD, associate professor, vice chair of quality, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery
Arkansas Man Gets World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant
The Washington Post – November 10
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
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Doctors Successfully Transplant a Human Eye
Cheddar News – November 9
-NYU Langone Health
World’s First Eye Transplant Performed at NYU Langone
New York Daily News – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
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First Full-Eye and Face Transplant Performed in NYC
News 12 Long Island – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplant
Medpage Today – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
-Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD, associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology
-Samer Al-Homsi, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center
NYU Langone Completes World's 1st Whole Eye Transplant
Becker’s Hospital Review – November 9
-Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD, associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology
US Surgeons Perform World's First Whole Eye Transplant
Daily Mail – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
-Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD, associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Surgeons Perform World’s First Human Eyeball Transplant in New York
The Guardian – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
Doctors Perform First-Ever Whole-Eye and Partial-Face Transplant
Independent – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
US Surgeons Perform World's First Whole Eye Transplant
France 24 – November 10
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
News from NYU Langone Health
What to Know About New Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound and How It Compares to Ozempic
TODAY – November 9
-Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
-Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Top Five Health Systems for Working Parents
Becker’s Hospital Review – November 9
-NYU Langone Health
Five Hospitals Partnering with Best Buy
Becker’s Hospital Review – November 9
-NYU Langone Health
The Most Common Covid-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Now
Canada News – November 10
-Sarah E. Hochman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology
Rivfloza Approved for Patients with Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
Renal & Urology News – November 9
-David S. Goldfarb, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, chief, Nephrology at NY Harbor VA Medical Center
Are Miracle Drugs the "Weigh" of the Future as Americans Battle Obesity?
WOR 710 – November 9
-Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics
