The First Human Head Transplant Has Been Scheduled For 2017

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Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease sufferer Valery Spiridonov has volunteered for the procedure. X_L/Shutterstock

Earlier this year Italian neuroscientist Sergio Canavero shocked the world when he announced he would perform the world’s first human head transplant. This week Canavero announced the procedure is scheduled for December 2017, and he has recruited a head surgeon (pun intended) to lead the controversial procedure.