


Linda C. Cendales, MD
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| Faculty Appointment |
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Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Division of Transplantation (dual appointment), Department
of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine |
| Clinical Appointment |
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Director, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation and the Laboratory of Microsurgery, Emory Transplant Center |
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404.727.1731 |
| Education |
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MD, class of
1992, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana at Xochimilco Center, Mexico |
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Residency in General Surgery, Hospital General "Dr. Manuel
Gea Gonzalez," Mexico City, Mexico, 1993-1996 |
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Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery, National Institute for Orthopaedics, Mexico City, Mexico, 1996 |
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Research Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery, Christine M. Kleinert Institute, Louisville, KY, 1997 |
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Clinical Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery, Christine M. Kleinert
Institute, 1997-1999 |
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Senior Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery, Christine M. Kleinert Institute, 1999-2001 |
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Fellowship in Transplantation Surgery, Transplantation and Autoimmunity Branch; National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2001-2004 |
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Senior Clinical Fellowship, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2004-2006 |
| Honors and Awards |
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KL2-Mentored Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program Award, 2009 |
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Astellas Faculty Development Award, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2008 |
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Clinical Research Center Bench to Bedside Award, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2004 |
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Poster of Distinction, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 2004 |
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Young Investigator Award, American Transplant Congress, Washington, DC, 2002 and 2003 |
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Fujisawa Young Investigator Award, 2002 |
| Clinical Interests |
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Hand
and microsurgery |
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Transplant surgery |
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Composite Tissue Transplantation |
| Research Interests |
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Composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA) (the vascularized transplantation of multiple tissues such as skin, muscle, bone, nerve, and tendon as a functional unit) |
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Outcomes in reconstructive surgery |
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Processes and interactions involved in the immunologic response to transplanted tissues |
| Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member |
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2007 |
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