First Bilaterla hand Transplant

UPMC Photos

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
MEDICAL CENTER



Jeff's Team: (l to r) SaraBeth Probst, Program Coordinator;
Dr. W.P. Andrew Lee, Primary Doctor and Investigator; Jeff Kepner; Dr. Gerald Brandacher, Co-Investigator, and Dr. Vijay Gorantla, Co-Investigator.



Jeff talks with SaraBeth during one of our visits to UPMC.



Jeff undergoing the Leukapheresis. This is a 3 hour process where the white blood cells are removed from the blood and frozen. They will be used during the transplant surgery if needed.

Jeff signs his paperwork officially placing him in the UPMC's Hand Transplant Clinical Trial Program on January 20, 2009.





On May 4, 2009, Jeff became the first Bi-Lateral Hand Transplant Recipient at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.