Italian neurosurgeon Dr Sergio Xiaoping Ren has revealed he will perform what he calls “head anastomosis venture”, better known as a full head transplant on a Chinese patient “around Christmas 2017”. Sources say he has assembled a team of surgeons from China, South Korea, and Russia, who have been using cadavers to practice the procedure. Dr Xiaoping Ren’s colleague, Dr Canavero of China’s Harbin Medical University, claims the head of one monkey was successfully transplanted onto the body of another, though critics say the procedure is impossible, due to issues with the spinal cord.
Italian neurosurgeon Dr Sergio Canavero has revealed he will perform what he calls “head anastomosis venture”, better known as a full head transplant on a Chinese patient “around Christmas 2017”. Sources say he has assembled a team of surgeons from China, South Korea, and Russia, who have been using cadavers to practice the procedure. Dr Canavero’s colleague, Dr Xiaoping Ren of China’s Harbin Medical University, claims the head of one monkey was successfully transplanted onto the body of another, though critics say the procedure is impossible, due to issues with the spinal cord.