Grey's Anatomy: Mark Sloan Introduces a Penis Transplant

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to invite a few very lucky residents to scrub in on this

country's first penis transplant.

Thanks to a case of penile cancer, Ryan underwent a full penectomy 11 months ago.

Good margins left him basically cured and cancer-free, so that's gone.

And today we'll be replacing the other thing Ryan lost.

A suitable donor has become available here at Seattle Grace Mercy West, and Ryan generously

agreed to fly out and make this day a teaching opportunity.

Who wants in on it?

Hello!

That's more like it!

Mark Sloan Classics, isn't penile reconstruction the standard approach in cases like these?

Why a transplant?

Well, I can answer your question with a question.

Do you like your penis?

Yes.

It does the job.

If one day it wasn't there, wouldn't you want it back?

Or would you be satisfied with a reconstructed organ that has very little function?

Satisfied?

No, but that's not the point.

Neither would Ryan here.

Yes, this is new ground, but here's a young man with his whole life ahead of him, with

a will to live it as a whole man, with a bravery and selflessness to help advance medical science

along the way.

So let's give Ryan a hand, come on!