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Sergio Canavero

1964 - Today

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Sergio Canavero (born 1964) is an Italian neurosurgeon known for his controversial claims about the near-term feasibility of head transplantation—the grafting of a head onto a new body—in humans. He made headlines in 2015 when he publicly announced that he would perform such a procedure on a human in two years' time. In 2017, Canavero and colleagues performed a rehearsal head transplantation procedure on two cadavers, and he announced his intention to "imminently" perform the operation on a live human patient paralyzed from the neck down. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sergio Canavero is the 706th most popular physician (down from 692nd in 2024), the 4,471st most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,322nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Sergio Canavero ranks 706 out of 726. Before him are Steven M. Greer, Charles R. Drew, Flora Murray, Caldwell Esselstyn, Narendra Dabholkar, and Teresa Forcades. After him are Hayat Sindi, Mathilde Krim, David Shulkin, Fernando Simón, Maha Al Muneef, and Donald Henderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Sergio Canavero ranks 741. Before him are Amy Hennig, Ilse Aigner, Josefa Idem, Nancy Brilli, Pablo Morales, and Bruce LaBruce. After him are Kaija Parve, Jessica Fridrich, Ramona Balthasar, Zeki Demirkubuz, Gianandrea Noseda, and Erica Gimpel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Sergio Canavero ranks 4,472 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrea Ranocchia (1988), Sonia Bergamasco (1966), Antonella Bellutti (1968), Nancy Brilli (1964), Luca Zaia (1968), and Rodolfo Massi (1965). After him are Gianluca Mancini (1996), Pietro Fanna (1958), Lorenzo Sonego (1995), Roberto Cammarelle (1980), Bice Vanzetta (1961), and Gianandrea Noseda (1964).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Italy

Among physicians born in Italy, Sergio Canavero ranks 38. Before him are Antonio Scarpa (1752), Carlo Urbani (1956), Giulio Bizzozero (1846), Ugo Cerletti (1877), Giuseppe Pitrè (1841), and Giovanni Saldarini (1924). After him are Mathilde Krim (1926).

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