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Debra Kelly, recipient of first bilateral hand transplant in North Carolina, looks at her new hands

December 14, 2018

Duke Health Team Performs First Bilateral Hand Transplant on Thanksgiving Day

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Hufner wore several braces while while waiting for her hand to regain function.

August 30, 2017

Surgery, OT Restores Hand Function After Devastating Injury (Video)

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Dr. Steven Koehler assisting Dr. Scott Kozin during surgery.

May 4, 2017

Updates from the March 2017 ASSH Touching Hands Project Mission Trip to San Pedro Sula, Honduras

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Hand transplant recipient lifts small objects with transplanted hand

September 9, 2016

Duke Hand Transplant Recipient Gains Use of New Hand

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Duke surgeons perform a hand transplant

June 9, 2016

Duke Health Team Performs First Hand Transplant in North Carolina

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Linda Cendales, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of the Duke Hand Transplantation Program

October 6, 2015

Duke Establishes First Hand Transplant Program in North Carolina

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