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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