The Know-How of Face Transplantation

'The Know-How of Face Transplantation' is a college-level textbook edited by Maria Siemionow that is 493 pages long. It was published in 2011 by Springer Publishing. Siemionow performed the first near-full face transplant in the United States, which is still extremely rare. Siemionow says that "30 have been done around the world."[1]

The Know-How of Face Transplantation
EditorMaria Z. Siemionow
SubjectMedicine, Surgery
PublisherSpringer
Publication date
2011
Pages493
ISBN978-0-85729-252-0

About the book

The textbook The Know-How of Face Transplantation was written and published in 2011. The book is divided into six sections:[2]

  1. Preclinical Approaches to Face Transplantation
  2. Clinical Aspects in Preparation to Face Transplantation in Humans
  3. Approval Process of Face Transplantation in Humans
  4. Social and Public Relations in Face Transplantation
  5. World Experience with Face Transplantation in Humans
  6. Future Directions in Face Transplantation

Contributors

The Know-How of Face Transplantation has 71 contributors from the medical, dental and other scientific fields.[3] These contributors include:

  • George J. Agich, Ph.D.
  • Selman Altuntas, M.D.
  • Medhat Askar, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Anthony Atala, M.D.
  • Robin Avery, M.D., FIDSA
  • Rolf N. Barth, M.D.
  • Stephen T. Bartlett, M.D.
  • Wilma F. Bergfeld, M.D., FAAD
  • Steven Bernard, M.D.
  • Marino Blanes, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Gordon R. Bowen
  • Katrina A. Bramstedt, Ph.D.
  • Grzegorz Brzezicki, M.D.
  • Federico Castro, M.D.
  • Pedro C. Cavadas, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Linda C. Cendales, M.D.
  • Kathy L. Coffman, M.D., FAPM
  • Joanna Cwykiel, M.Sc.
  • Jacek B. Cywinski, M.D.
  • Pamela L. Dixon, MOT, OTR/L
  • Risal Djohan, M.D.
  • Mathieu Domalain, Ph.D.
  • D. John Doyle, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Bijan Eghtesad, M.D.
  • Ann Marie Flores, P.T., Ph.D., CLT
  • John J. Fung, M.D., Ph.D.
  • James R. Gatherwright, M.D.
  • Bahar Bassiri Gharb, M.D., FEBOPRAS
  • Alexandra K. Glazier, J.D., M.P.H.
  • Chad R. Gordon, D.O.
  • Lawrence J. Gottlich, M.D., FACS
  • Robert G. Hale, D.D.S., COL US Army Dental Corps
  • Charles Heald
  • Michael L. Huband, D.D.S.
  • Helen G. Hui-Chou, M.D.
  • Javier Ibañez Mata
  • Luke S. Jones, B.S.
  • Jean Kanitakis, M.D.
  • Angela Kiska
  • Aleksandra Klimezak, Ph.D.
  • Yur-Ren Kuo, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
  • Krzystof Kusza, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
  • Luis Landin, M.D.
  • Daniel J. Lebovitz, M.D.
  • Vernon W.-H. Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Robert F. Lohman, M.D.
  • Maria Madajka, Ph.D.
  • Amanda Mendiola, M.D.
  • Gerhard S. Mundinger, M.D.
  • Can Ozturk, M.D.
  • Frank Papy, M.D., FACS, FAAP
  • Palmina Petruzzo, M.D.
  • Marc J Popovich, M.D., FCCM
  • Antonio Rampazzo, M.D., FEBOPRAS
  • Russell R. Reid, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Jose Rodrigo, M.D.
  • Eduardo D. Rodriguez, M.D., D.D.S.
  • Elliott H. Rose, M.D.
  • Eileen M. Sheil
  • Steven T. Shipley, DVM, DACLAM
  • Maria Z. Siemionow, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc.
  • Vlodek Siemionow, Ph.D.
  • Angela Sirigu, Ph.D.
  • Erhan Sonmez, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Jason S. Stratton, M.D.
  • Alessandro Thione, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Claudia D. Vargas
  • Tracy Wheeler
  • Tsung-Lin Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
  • James J. Yoo, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Jose Maria Zarzalejos Andes, M.D.
  • Xiaoming Zhang, Ph.D.
  • Faith Zor, M.D.

References
  1. http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-remarkable-maria-siemionow-20140918-story.html
  2. https://www.springer.com/us/book/9780857292520
  3. Siemionow, Maria Z. (2011-03-29). The Know-How of Face Transplantation. ISBN 9780857292537.
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