Transplant Research and Risk Management (Jul 2017)

Response to “Hand transplantation: current challenges and future prospects”

  • Trofe-Clark J,
  • Levin LS

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 9
pp. 39 – 41

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Jennifer Trofe-Clark,1,2 L Scott Levin3–6 1Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Department of Pharmacy Services, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Penn Hand Transplant Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 4Hand Transplantation Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, 5Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 6Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA, USAWe read with interest the recent review article by Alolabi et al entitled: “Hand transplantation: current challenges and future prospects”. 1 However, one significant omission to the “ideal multidisciplinary transplant team” is the absence of a transplant pharmacist.1 View the original paper by Alolabi and colleagues.

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