Hand transplantation is still experimental. The UCLA Hand Transplantation Program is a research study that has been approved by UCLA's Institutional Review Board. The UCLA Hand Transplantation Program is a multidisciplinary partnership that includes UCLA's transplantation services as well as hand, plastic and orthopaedic surgery, psychiatry, pathology, anesthesia, internal medicine, hematology, radiology, neurology, ethics and rehabilitation services. Recognized leaders in each of these fields provide comprehensive and expert care to the hand-transplant patient.

Eligibility Criteria for the UCLA Hand Transplantation Program

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The Hand Transplantation Procedure

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UCLA Hand Transplantation Team

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Contact Us

To be considered as a candidate, please include a phone number where we can contact you or call Dr. Azari's office at (310) 825-1745.

You may also contact us online.

Useful Links

• The American Society for Reconstructive Transplantation (ASRT)
• UCLA launches first West Coast human hand transplantation program (07/26/2016)
• UCLA's first hand transplant patient adapting well to new hand (04/19/2011)
• UCLA performs first hand transplant in the western United States (03/07/2011)
• UCLA to introduce West Coast's first hand transplant recipient (01/12/2011)