1.   Bramlage will be the lead surgeon.

2.   One will go to Dr. John Mulliken, the lead surgeon in Boston.

3.   One of the two lead surgeons was Dr. Ronald Zuker of Toronto, who is one of only a few surgeons who have performed the operation on a child.

4.   DeBakey was expected to consult Monday with Russian doctors, including the lead surgeon Dr. Renat Akchurin, a man DeBakey helped train in Texas.

5.   DeBakey will consult with the Russian doctors, including the lead surgeon Dr. Renat Akchurin, a man DeBakey helped train in Texas.

6.   Lead surgeon Andreas G. Tzakis said such as mass transplant has never been attempted before in one operation.

7.   Lead surgeon Andreas Tzakis said the operation was several hours longer than normal because of scar tissue from previous operations.

8.   Lead surgeon Michael Reardon said Minnich is making excellent progress and has passed several post-surgery milestones.

9.   Only a small amount of artificial skin was needed to cover the stomach of one of the twins, lead surgeon Victor Valda said.

10.   Yeltsin will likely leave the intensive care unit at the Moscow Cardiological Clinic on Friday for the familiar Kremlin hospital, the lead surgeon said.