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	Opening remarks by Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare President and CEO Bob Shircliff.
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	Dr. Warren Breidenbach talks about refining the process with each new hand transplant surgery.
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	Karen Savage, wife of hand recipient David Savage, reacts to the remarks of the physicians.
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	Dr. Kadiyala Ravindra will manage the immunosuppressive therapy for the patient.
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	Dr. Luis Scheker, another member of the surgical team, speaks of the successful surgery.
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Lead hand surgeon Dr. Warren Breidenbach, (right) and Dr. Ruben Gonzalez (left) both with Kleinert Kutz, examined the hand of the United States’ third hand transplant recipient, David F. Savage (middle) on Dec. 1, following the removal of a large mass of bandages. Savage received a hand transplant on Nov. 29 when a team of 34 surgeons from Kleinert Kutz and University of Louisville performed the innovative procedure at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center.

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