Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, joined the faculty of NYU Langone Health and NYU School of Medicine in November 2013 as the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and chair of the Hansjӧrg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery. He is dually-certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Rodriguez leads NYU Langone’s vascular composite allotransplantation (VCA) program, which encompasses face and limb transplantation. Two face transplants have been performed at NYU Langone since the program was established in 2014 and have been widely recognized for their superior outcomes. The success of these procedures has not only enhanced the quality of life for his patients, but will advance the field for future patients.
In August 2020, Dr. Rodriguez performed the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant on a 22-year-old New Jersey resident who had been severely burned in a horrific car crash. The surgery included transplanting both hands and the full face of a single donor. This is the fourth face transplant performed under the leadership of Dr. Rodriguez, and the first hand transplant under his direction. While two other simultaneous face and hand transplant attempts are known to have been performed, in each case there was an adverse outcome: one patient ultimately died due to infectious complications, and another required removal of the hands after they failed to thrive.
William J. Rifkin, Amit K. Manjunath, Rami S. Kantar, Adam Jacoby, Laura L Kimberly, Bruce E. Gelb, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Journal of Surgical Research. 2021 Feb 1
Maria I. Grigos, Étoile LeBlanc, William J. Rifkin, Rami S. Kantar, Jason A Greenfield, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Jan 1
William J. Rifkin, Justin L. Bellamy, Rami S. Kantar, Scott J. Farber, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Lawrence E. Brecht, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction. 2019 Jun 1
Michael J. Cammarata, Nicole Wake, Rami S. Kantar, Margy Maroutsis, William J. Rifkin, Alexes Hazen, Lawrence E. Brecht, G. Leslie Bernstein, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Edu...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2019 Jun 1
Vinay Prabhu, Natalie M. Plana, Mari Hagiwara, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Yvonne W. Lui, Adam J. Davis, Clint W. Sliker, Maksim Shapiro, Adnaan S. Moin, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Radiographics. 2019 May 24
Rami S. Kantar, William J. Rifkin, Michael J. Cammarata, Adam Jacoby, Scott J. Farber, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Daniel J. Ceradini, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2018 Sep 5
William J. Rifkin, Joshua A. David, Natalie M. Plana, Rami S. Kantar, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Bruce E. Gelb, Daniel J. Ceradini, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Annals of Surgery. 2018 Aug 1
Christopher D. Lopez, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Lukasz Witek, Jonathan M. Bekisz, Bruce N. Cronstein, Andrea Torroni, Roberto L. Flores, Eduardo D. Rodriguez, Paulo G. Coelho> ;Journal of Surgical Research. 2018 Mar 1
Rami S. Kantar, William J. Rifkin, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, G. Leslie Bernstein, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open. 2018 Jan 23
William J. Rifkin, Amit K. Manjunath, Laura L Kimberly, Natalie M. Plana, Rami S. Kantar, G. Leslie Bernstein, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Eduardo D. Rodriguez> ;Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. 2018 Oct 1
Michael Sosin, Daniel J. Ceradini, Jamie P. Levine, Alexes Hazen, David A. Staffenberg, Pierre B. Saadeh, Roberto L. Flores, Nicole G. Sweeney, G. Leslie Bernstein, Ed...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 Jul 1
Michael Sosin, Daniel J. Ceradini, Alexes Hazen, Nicole G. Sweeney, Lawrence E. Brecht, Jamie P. Levine, David A. Staffenberg, Pierre B. Saadeh, G. Leslie Bernstein, E...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2016 May 1
Challenges & Advances in the Management of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction Focus: Ballistic Injury ManagementChallenges & Advances in the Management of Cra...
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Press Mentions
Historic Surgery for Local ManNovember 29th, 2018
Meet the Pioneering Surgeon Behind Life-Changing Face TransplantsJanuary 26th, 2017
NYU Langone Health Celebrates Landmark Second Face TransplantNovember 29th, 2018
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