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First Pediatric Heart TransplantThe Children's Hospital at Montefiore's first pediatric heart transplant was performed on five-month-old Adrian Flores from the Bronx. Learn more about the surgery
Thirteen days after his life-saving transplant, Adrian went home with his parents. Learn more
Operation Iraqi HeartsFourteen-year-old Ali Abid Ali, from Iraq, finally made it to the U.S. this week for open-heart surgery to repair a congenital defect.
His operation, delayed for a month because of difficulties obtaining a visa, took place…
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Aguirre Twins
Formerly conjoined twins Carl and Clarence Aguirre, now six-and-a-half years old, are attending kindergarten and doing well.
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Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery,
CHAM
We're known around the world for successfully separating Carl and Clarence Aguirre, born joined at the tops of their heads. Our specialists care daily for children with brain tumors, spinal cord injuries and craniofacial deformities.
