Lead hand transplant surgeon Warren Breidenbach, M.D., Kleinert Kutz & Associates, closely examines Dave Armstrong's newly transplanted hand on July 17, 2008 just after the bandages were removed for the first time at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center.

(L-R) Ruben Gonzalez, M.D.; Dave Armstrong; Regina Armstrong (wife of Dave Armstrong) Dave Armstrong and his wife Regina look closely at his newly transplanted hand as Ruben Gonzalez, M.D., Kleinert Institute, evaluates the transplanted hand at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center

(L-R) Kleinert Institute Senior Hand Fellow Dina Rahhal; Warren Breidenbach, M.D.;Ruben Gonzalez, M.D.; Linda Armstrong (mother of hand transplant recipent); Dave Armstrong; Christian Armstrong (son of hand transplant recipient) Dave Armstrong, surrounded by his mother, Linda and son, Christian, sees his new hand for the first time as surgeons from Kleinert Kutz and the University of Louisville examine the newly transplanted hand at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center.

(L-R) Rita Pardee, RN, Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center; Ruben Gonzalez, M.D.; Dave Armstrong; Linda Armstrong (mother); Regina Armstrong (wife) Regina Armstrong, wife of hand transplant recipient Dave Armstrong, and Linda Armstrong, mother of Dave Armstrong, react to seeing Dave Armstrong's new hand as the bandages are removed for the first time by Ruben Gonzalez, M.D., Kleinert Institute.

Linda Armstrong (left), mother of hand transplant recipient Dave Armstrong, and Regina Armstrong (right), wife of hand transplant recipient, react to seeing the newly transplanted hand for the first time at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center.

Warren Breidenbach, M.D., lead hand transplant surgeon and Ruben Gonzalez, M.D., both with Kleinert Kutz and the University of Louisville, closely examine Dave Armstrong's newly transplanted hand at the Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center.