Neurosurgeon Declares He's Ready for World's First Human Head Transplant—Seriously, Not Sci-Fi

Despite the initial fanfare, the world's first human head transplant never materialized. Valery Spiridonov, the Russian computer scientist with Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, withdrew from the procedure, opting for traditional therapies instead. Dr. Sergio Canavero shifted his focus to China, where he claimed to have performed a head transplant on a cadaver in 2017, but the medical community remains skeptical. As of 2025, the concept of a human head transplant remains firmly in the realm of science fiction.
Neurosurgeon says he is ready to transplant a human head, leaving the medical community and sci-fi fans reeling—is this science, madness, or both?