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***MEDIA ADVISORY***
CONTACT:
Montefiore Medical Center
Office of Public Relations: 718.920.4011
Surgeons will update the media immediately following this second and major procedure in the series of complex and high-risk surgeries planned to separate 19-month-old Filipino conjoined twins, Clarence and Carl Aguirre.
WHAT: Media briefing at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) will include:
· Details from the OR; status of the twins; a look ahead at next steps and the plans for the final surgical separation.
· Demonstration of state-of-the-art, high-tech holographic images of the twins used for the first time ever in planning a surgical procedure on conjoined twins.
WHEN: Monday, November 24, 2003 Immediately following surgery, estimated at 5 o'clock PM.
MEDIA ACCESS
Only credentialed media will be admitted to the briefing and be eligible for regularly updated password-protected photos and medical graphics of the twins via http://www.montekids.org/
WHERE: The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Main Entrance
3415 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, NY 10467
Between E. 210th Street and E. Gun Hill Rd.
WHO: James T. Goodrich, MD, PhD, director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, CHAM
David Staffenberg, MD, chief, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, CHAM
Robert W. Marion, MD, director, Center for Congenital Disorders, CHAM, and Carl and Clarence’s lead pediatrician
VIDEO EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: B-roll packages of the second separation procedure will be available for pick-up in Manhattan on Monday, early afternoon, at U.S.A. Dubs, 29 W. 38 St., Fourth Floor
All registered TV outlets will be called when the video is available.
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