The Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery's Linda Cendales, MD, Professor of Surgery, has been appointed to a National Academies Science, Engineering, and Medicine Committee (NASEM). Dr. Cendales will be a part of the NASEM committee on "Principles and Framework to Guide Development of Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures for Face and Hand Transplants."
As part of the committee, Dr. Cendales "will conduct a study to advise the Reconstructive Transplant Research Program (RTRP) Clinical Network on principles and strategies for the standardization, assessment, and validation of protocols and/or standard operating procedures (SOPs) for both face and hand transplantation."
About the Committee
There is a great need to develop, standardize, assess, and validate clinical protocols and standard operating procedures for vascularized composite allotransplantation transplants, to ensure responsible, ethical, scientifically-informative, and clinically-effective application of face and hand transplantation. This study will advance the field by recommending principles and a framework to guide the fair and equitable development of protocols and standard operating procedures, and to help mitigate and resolve conflicts that may arise during this process.
About NASEM
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (The National Academies) provide independent, objective advice to inform policy with evidence, spark progress and innovation, and confront challenging issues for the benefit of society.