Linda Carime Cendales, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Linda C. Cendales, MD, associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine and leading figure in hand transplant and microsurgery, will be inducted into the National Academy of Medicine in her native Colombia on Oct. 3.
Recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to tissue reconstruction and hand transplantation, Cendales has been at the forefront of several medical advancements. Her work includes participating in the first hand transplants in the United States while at Christine M. Kleinert Institute in Louisville, Ky., and establishing the first hand transplant program in North Carolina at Duke Health.