Photos: A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
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Larynx Transplant In this photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Marty Kedian poses for a photo in Mayo Clinic’s Head and Neck Regenerative Medicine Laboratory in Scottsdale, Ariz., on June 12, 2024. Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, immediately replaced it with a donated one. (Mayo Clinic via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
Larynx Transplant In this photo provided by the family, Marty Kedian holds his granddaughter in Pelham, N.H., on Feb. 26, 2023, before his larynx transplant. Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, immediately replaced it with a donated one. (Family photo via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
Larynx Transplant In this photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Marty Kedian greets his dog, Baxter, on his first trip outside the Mayo Clinic Hospital after his surgery in Phoenix, on March 16, 2024. Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, immediately replaced it with a donated one. (Mayo Clinic via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
Larynx Transplant In this photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Girish Mour, left, medical director of Mayo Clinic's Larynx and Trachea Transplant Program, and Dr. David Lott, right, standing on either side of Marty Kedian one week after his transplant surgery in Phoenix, March 8, 2024. Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, immediately replaced it with a donated one. (Mayo Clinic via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
Larynx Transplant In this photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Michael Hinni, center left, Dr. Payam Entezami, center, and Dr. David Lott, center right, operate on transplant patient Marty Kedian in Phoenix, Feb. 29, 2024. Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, immediately replaced it with a donated one. (Mayo Clinic via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
Larynx Transplant In this photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Dr. David Lott surrounded by multi-disciplinary team of doctors operate on Marty Kedian at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, on Feb. 29, 2024. Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, immediately replaced it with a donated one. (Mayo Clinic via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
Larynx Transplant In this photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Dr. David Lott, Mayo Clinic’s chair of head and neck surgery, lifts the donor organ out of a perfusion container at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, on Feb. 29, 2024. Marty Kedian regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, immediately replaced it with a donated one. (Mayo Clinic via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
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