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The First African American Face Transplant
FromShort Wave
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 2013, Robert Chelsea was hit by a drunk driver and sustained third-degree burns on more than half of his body. Nearly six years later, he became the first African American recipient of a full face transplant. We talk with Chelsea and Jamie Ducharme, a Time staff writer who followed his journey, about the procedure and how his story could help encourage organ donation by African Americans. Follow Maddie on Twitter @maddie_sofia. And email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
Released:
Dec 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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