Physicians & Teams
The Penn Hand Transplant Program, based at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, is a joint venture of the Penn Transplant Institute, Penn Orthopaedics and Penn Plastic Surgery. The program works closely with the Gift of Life donor program and is under the direction of:
L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryAbraham Shaked, MD, PhD
Director, Penn Transplant Institute
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The Penn Hand Transplant multidisciplinary team includes:
- Surgeons in:
- Orthopaedics
- Plastics
- Transplantation
- Transplant anesthesiologists
- Nurses
- Transplant nutritionists
- Transplant pharmacists
- Hand therapists
- Immunology/tissue typing specialists
- Psychologists
- Social workers
- Financial coordinators