A neurosurgeon has claimed that he has performed a successful head transplant on a monkey. Dr Sergio Canevero, the Italian surgeon who announced his .\rbr\rbrSurgeon Who Wants To Perform Human Head Transplant Performs Successful Op On Monkey An Italian surgeon who plans to perform the worlds first head .\rbr\rbrA head transplant on a monkey was successfully performed in China, according to Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero. The surgery, led by Xiaoping Ren, .\rbr\rbrDoctors seem to be a step closer to performing a breakthrough surgery: transplanting a human head onto another body - READ MORE RT .