Surgeons at NYU Langone Medical Center Perform the Most Extensive Face Transplant to Date - and First in New York State Patient is Country's First 'First Responder' to Undergo the Procedure to Repair Injuries Suffered in the Line of DutyFamily Makes Public Their Decision to Donate Face and Other Organs

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NYU Langone Medical Center announced today the successful completion of the most extensive face transplant to date, setting new standards of care in this emerging field.  Equally important, for the first time a face transplant has been performed on a first responder – a volunteer firefighter who suffered a full face and scalp burn in the line of duty. The surgery -- the first of its kind performed in New York State -- began the morning of August 14, 2015 and concluded 26 hours later on the morning of August 15. It involved a team of more than 100 physicians, nurses, technical and support staff, led by Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD,...