Hand Transplant

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A full team of experts who specialize in hand transplants cares for you. Call 310-825-1745 to learn more about our Hand Transplant Program.

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Our surgeons completed the first hand transplant surgery on the West Coast in 2010, making UCLA Health the fourth center in the nation to perform this procedure.

When you choose our team, you receive care from some of the most experienced hand transplant surgeons in the country. Today, our doctors continue to use the latest techniques in this powerful treatment, bringing hope and healing to those who have lost a hand.  

Transplant Surgical

Prosper Benhaim, MD
Prosper Benhaim, MD
Hand Surgery
J. Brian Boyd, MD
J. Brian Boyd, MD
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Christopher A. Crisera, MD
Christopher A. Crisera, MD
Plastic Surgery
Jaco H. Festekjian, MD
Jaco H. Festekjian, MD
Plastic Surgery
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Roee Rubinstein, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Charles Y. Tseng, MD
Charles Y. Tseng, MD
Plastic Surgery
Prosper Benhaim, MD
Prosper Benhaim, MD
Hand Surgery
J. Brian Boyd, MD
J. Brian Boyd, MD
Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
Christopher A. Crisera, MD
Christopher A. Crisera, MD
Plastic Surgery
Jaco H. Festekjian, MD
Jaco H. Festekjian, MD
Plastic Surgery
Gerald Lipshutz, MD
Gerald S. Lipshutz, MD
Pancreas Transplant Surgery
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Scott Mitchell, MD
Hand Surgery
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Roee Rubinstein, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Charles Y. Tseng, MD
Charles Y. Tseng, MD
Plastic Surgery

Transplant Medical

Susan Y. Bookheimer, PhD
Susan Y. Bookheimer, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychology
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Ian Cook, MD
Psychiatry
Bruce H. Dobkin, MD
Bruce H. Dobkin, MD
Neurorehabilitation, Neurology
Herbert A. Eradat, MD
Herbert A. Eradat, MD
Hematologic Malignancy, Lymphoma
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Larry Froch, MD
Nephrology
Suzanne V. McDiarmid, MD
Suzanne V. McDiarmid, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Kambiz Motamedi, MD
Kambiz Motamedi, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Elaine F. Reed, PhD
Elaine F. Reed, PhD
Allergy and Immunology
Stefan G. Ruehm, MD, MPH, PhD
Stefan G. Ruehm, MD, MPH, PhD
Diagnostic Radiology
Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD
Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD
Diagnostic Radiology
Perry B. Shieh, MD, PhD
Perry B. Shieh, MD, PhD
Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine
Chandra N. Smart, MD
Chandra N. Smart, MD
Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology
Teresa T. Soriano, MD
Teresa T. Soriano, MD
Mohs Surgery, Dermatology
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Margaret L. Stuber, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Roger P. Woods, MD
Roger P. Woods, MD
Neurology