article_snippet.sent: Dr. Sergio Canavero has identified Valery Spiridonov as the first patient.
article_snippet.sent: The 30-year-old Russian man suffers from a rare genetic disorder called Werdnig-Hoffman disease.
article_snippet.sent: Dr. Sergio Canavero says The 30-year-old Russian man volunteered.
article_snippet.sent: The two men have talked via Skype but The two men have yet to meet in person and Dr. Sergio Canavero has not reviewed Spiridonov's medical records.
article_snippet.sent: But Dr. Sergio Canavero insists the first patients will be people who are suffering from a muscle wasting disease.
highlights_snippet.sent: The first patient will be a 30-year-old Russian man with a rare, genetic muscle wasting disease .
  