Face to Face: My Quest to Perform the First Full Face Transplant

by Maria Siemionow

In this chronicle of a pioneering life in medicine, surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow recounts her goal to perform the world's first full face transplant. When Dr. Siemionow announced in December 2005 that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607140519
• ISBN13: 9781607140511
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"

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Review of Fafe to Face

Awe inspiring story of Maria's journey of dedication, determination , hardships faced while developing and achieving her goal. Tale of a modern Polish woman !

Includes a great deal of medical insights and a survey of transplant science in general

FACE TO FACE: MY QUEST TO PERFORM THE FIRST FULL FACE TRANSPLANT includes a great deal of medical insights and a survey of transplant science in general. What it doesn't include are any photos of transplant results, or in-depth case histories. Thus medical collections will be satisfied with the detailed history and examination of the medical challenges involved, while general-interest holdings will wish for more patient details.