(TibetanReview.net, Aug06’24) – “His Holiness is recovering well,” Dr David Mayman, MD, Chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, has said after visiting the exile spiritual leader of Tibet over the weekend.
The 1989 Nobel Peace laureate had a successful knee replacement surgery at the hospital on Jun 28 morning and was discharge the next day. He has since been on a course of physical therapy to optimize his full recovery.
“He is working diligently with physical therapy and making great progress. This will continue over the next 6 to 12 months to optimize his recovery.
“His Holiness has made significant improvements to date, and we expect this to continue for a full year after surgery,” dalailama.com Jun Aug 5 quoted Dr Mayman as saying.