News Releases

2/13/2013	Hand Transplant Recipient Speaks to Spalding University Students on National Organ Donor Day
1/23/2013	World’s Most Successful Hand Transplant Recipient Celebrates 14th Anniversary
12/27/2012	Louisville’s Hand Transplant Program Receives $1.5 Million Grant From Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation
7/6/2012	Louisville Composite Allograft Program’s Seventh Hand Transplant Recipient Celebrates First Anniversary
5/11/2012	Louisville Composite Allograft Program’s Eighth Hand Transplant Recipient Plans to Return Home
5/9/2012	Louisville Composite Allograft Program’s Eighth Hand Transplant Recipient Prepares for Home
3/2/2012	World’s Most Successful Hand Transplant Recipient Returns to Kleinert Kutz/Jewish Hospital for Check-Up
2/16/2012	Indiana Man Recovering at Jewish Hospital Following Hand Transplant
2/16/2012	Louisville Team Performs Hand Transplant on their Eighth Patient
1/17/2012	Louisville Team’s Seventh Hand Transplant Recipient Has Six Month Check-up
10/21/2011	Three Jewish Hospital Hand Transplant Recipients Return to Louisville for Evaluations
10/5/2011	Jewish Hospital’s Seventh Hand Transplant Recipient Heads Home
8/11/2011	Hand Transplant Patient Happy with Progress
7/14/2011	Jewish Hospital Hand Transplant Recipient Sees New Hand for First Time
7/11/2011	Louisville Team Performs Another Hand Transplant with New Leaders
2/23/2011	U.S. Hand Transplant Recipient Marks 10-Year Anniversary at Jewish Hospital
2/21/2011	Second U.S. Hand Transplant Recipient Marks 10 Year Anniversary
1/12/2011	Jewish Hospital/Kleinert Kutz representatives to discuss the future of the Louisville hand transplant program
12/21/2010	Region’s First Double Hand Transplant Patient’s Departure from Louisville Delayed
12/10/2010	Jewish Hospital to Host Celebration Event for Double Hand Transplant Recipient
12/9/2010	Region’s First Double Hand Transplant Patient Continues Therapy, Monitoring at Jewish Hospital Despite Setbacks
10/5/2010	Progress Excelling for Region’s First Double Hand Transplant Patient at Jewish Hospital Following Subsequent Surgeries
9/13/2010	Surgeon Provides Update on Region’s First Double Hand Transplant Recipient at Jewish Hospital
9/10/2010	Hand Transplant Recipient and Physicians to Provide Progress Update at Jewish Hospital
9/8/2010	Region’s First Double Hand Transplant Recipient is Taken Back into Surgery at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center
9/2/2010	Nation’s Third Double Hand Transplant Recipient Continues to Show Progress at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center
9/1/2010	Nation’s Third Double Hand Transplant Recipient and Physicians to Discuss Progress at Jewish Hospital
8/27/2010	Double Hand Transplant Recipient Sees Hands for First Time at Jewish Hospital
8/26/2010	Oklahoma Man Receives Double Hand Transplant at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center
8/25/2010	Doctors to Speak Regarding State’s First Double Hand Transplant at Jewish Hospital
8/24/2010	Live Hand Transplant Surgery to be "Tweeted" Today from Jewish Hospital
4/21/2009	Nation’s Fourth Hand Transplant Recipient Has Hand Removed
2/17/2009	Fifth U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Heads Home to NY
1/20/2009	Hand Transplantation Marks Historical 10-Year Milestone
12/22/2008	Hand Transplant Recipient Continues To Gain Function
12/1/2008	Fifth U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Gets Look at New Hand
11/25/2008	Kleinert Kutz Hand Surgeons Perform Fifth U.S. Hand Transplant in Record Time
10/15/2008	Fourth Hand Transplant Recipient Heads Home to California
9/12/2008	Fourth Recipient Continues to Gain Strength in New Hand
8/12/2008	Fourth Hand Transplant Recipient Continues To Show No Signs Of Rejection
7/21/2008	Hand Transplant Recipient Released From Jewish Hospital - Biopsy Shows No Rejection
7/17/2008	Nation’s Fourth Hand Transplant Recipient Sees Hand for First Time Today
7/12/2008	Nation’s Fourth Hand Transplant Performed at Jewish Hospital
1/22/2008	WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL HAND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT NINE YEARS WITH NEW HAND
11/27/2007	Hand Transplant Patient David F. Savage returns to Louisville
3/15/2007	HUMAN HAND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT RELEASED TO HEAD HOME
1/23/2007	WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL HAND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT CELEBRATES EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY
12/14/2006	NATION’S THIRD HAND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT SPEAKS TO MEDIA
12/6/2006	NATION’S THIRD HAND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT SEES HAND FOR FIRST TIME “MOVED WRIST AND FINGERS”
11/30/2006	News Release: Nation's Third Successful Hand Transplant Performed at Jewish Hospital
2/6/2006	WORLD’S FIRST SUCCESSFUL HAND TRANSPLANT REACHES SEVENTH-YEAR MARK
2/15/2005	World’s First Successful Hand Transplant Recipient Receives Six-Year Check Up
1/19/2004	WORLD’S FIRST SUCCESSFUL HAND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT REACHES HISTORIC FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
2/18/2003	Hand Transplant Recipients Continue to Gain New Function
2/11/2003	U.S’ Only Two Hand Transplant Recipients Visit Jewish Hospital for Annual Check-Ups
1/22/2003	Jewish Hospital Hand Transplant Recipients continue to make historical milestones
4/1/2002	World’s first successful hand transplant recipient to have minor surgery at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center
2/22/2002	Physician and hand transplant recipients pleased with results
1/22/2002	Hand transplant recipients reach milestones
11/14/2001	Jerry Fisher, nation's second recipient of a hand transplant, make progress, gains feeling in fingertips
8/16/2001	Hand transplant recipient - second in the nation - gains feeling in his new left hand
5/17/2001	Hand Transplant Recipient Looking Forward to Being Home With Family
5/15/2001	Hand Transplant Recipient Ready To Leave Louisville After Three-Month Stay
4/24/2001	Hand Transplant Recipient to Throw Louisville River Bats Ceremonial Pitch
4/17/2001	Hand Transplant - Nation's First and Second - Meet Face to Face For First Time
4/4/2001	Nation’s Only Two Hand Transplant Recipients to Set off U.S. Largest Fireworks Event: Recipients will use new left hands to light up “Thunder Over Louisville 2001
4/2/2001	Hand Transplant Recipient Continues To Gain Strength and Movement Six Weeks Post Surgery
3/23/2001	U.S. first hand transplant highlighted on The Learning Channel
3/9/2001	Hand Transplant Recipient Continues Progress Gaining Hand Function
3/2/2001	Hand Transplant Recipient Upbeat with Media; Physicians Discuss Progress
2/23/2001	Hand Transplant Recipient Begins Physical Therapy First Biopsy Shows No Rejection
2/20/2001	Nation Second Hand Transplant Recipient Looking Forward to Starting Rehab
2/19/2001	Country's Second Hand Transplant Recipient Listed in Good Condition
2/17/2001	Louisville Team Announces Nation's Second Hand Transplant
1/26/2001	Nations First Successful Hand Transplant Recipient Graduates with Flying Colors Following Two-Year Check-Up
1/24/2001	Nations First Successful Hand Transplant Recipient Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary
1/1/2001	Michigan Native becomes Nation's Second Hand Transplant Recipient
12/15/2000	U.S. first hand transplant highlighted on Discovery Science Channel
11/9/2000	Nation's First Successful Hand Transplant Recipient to Appear on Italian National Television
10/31/2000	United States' First Successful Hand Transplant Recipient Gives His New Hand a Thumb's Up
1/31/2000	AMERICA’S FIRST SUCCESSFUL HAND TRANSPLANT -- ONE YEAR LATER
1/26/2000	Nation's First Successful Hand Transplant Recipient Receives One-Year Check Up
1/25/2000	U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Returns to Jewish Hospital for Evaluations, Tests
11/22/1999	Nation's First Hand Transplant Recipient Gives Special Thanks at Thanksgiving
8/6/1999	Hand Transplant Recipient to be Re-evaluated in Three-Six Months
7/28/1999	U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Receives Six-Month Check Up
6/9/1999	U.S. FIRST HAND TRANSPLANT PATIENT UPDATE
4/24/1999	U.S. HAND TRANSPLANT PATIENT RETURNING HOME
4/8/1999	Nation’s First Hand Transplant Recipient Opens Baseball Game With Ceremonial Pitch
4/7/1999	U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Prepares for Phillies Opening Day
3/5/1999	First U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Shows No Rejection Six Weeks Later
2/19/1999	First U.S. Hand Transplant Patient Shows No Rejection One Month Later
2/19/1999	First US Hand Transplant Patient Shows No rejection One Month Later
2/12/1999	First US Hand Transplant Patient Continues to Progress
2/8/1999	First US Hand Transplant Patient Will Brief the Press Tomorrow
2/5/1999	First US Hand Transplant Patient Still Progressing at Jewish Hospital
2/3/1999	First US Hand Transplant Patient Continues to Recover at Jewish Hospital
1/30/1999	Statement Issued by Matthew Scott
1/28/1999	First US Hand Transplant Patient Continues To Recover Nicely
1/26/1999	Hand Transplant Patient Continues to Improve at Jewish Hospital
1/26/1999	Hand Transplant Recipient Wiggles Finger
1/26/1999	US Hand Transplant Patient Update
1/25/1999	University of Louisville/Kleinert, Kutz & Associates Surgeons Perform First Hand Transplant in United States at Jewish Hospital
1/25/1999	US Hand Transplant Patient Update to Feature Patient Advocate, Transplant Psychiatrist