PATIENT TO TRAVEL FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW JERSEY FOR REVOLUTIONARY TREATMENT

Dr. Matthew Kaufman of The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction to Perform Phrenic Nerve SurgeryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Shrewsbury, NJ- October 10, 2011) -- Don Bird, a 48-year-old handyman and married father of three from Geelong, Victoria, Australia, is preparing to journey to the United States for a groundbreaking procedure—phrenic nerve transplant—to be performed by Dr. Matthew Kaufman of The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction in New Jersey on November 4th. Phrenic nerve transplant is not available in Australia. Dr. Kaufman has pioneered the innovative procedure and is currently