Patient Experiences

A

• Apnea
  • Maggie O'Donovan
    Fourth-grader Undergoes New Tonsillectomy Procedure

B

• Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Lavinia Epps
    Teen Inspired to Share Her Bone Marrow Transplant Experience
  • Marcus Espino
    Bone Marrow Transplants Save Boy with Hurler's Syndrome
  • Vann Hale
    Unrelated Marrow Donor Saves Youngster's Life
  • Lauren Ishii
    Teen Beats a Rare Disease and a Near Brush with Leukemia
  • Melissa Macalisang
    Father Donates Marrow to Save Young Daughter's Life
  • A.J. Williams
    Marrow Transplant Saves Baby with 'Bubble Boy Disease'

C

• Cancer
  • Reyna Arevalo
    Gutsy Girl Inspires Classmates and Community
  • Elizabeth Ford
    Teen's Future Remains Bright After Lung Surgery
  • Stevie Mitchell
    Comprehensive Care for Kids with Leukemia
    

• Critically Ill Infants
  • Anna Tavistock
    A Life-Threatening Pregnancy

D

• Diabetes
  • Justin Gubser
    Teaching Kids How to Manage Diabetes
    

• Digestive Disorders
  • John Fullerton
    Teen Raises Funds to Combat Crohns Disease

F

• Fetal Treatment
  • Jennifer Canova
    Fetoscopic Technology Offers Hope for Twins
  • Analisa Garcia
    Fetal Surgery Allowed Her Lungs to Develop
  • Beverly Garza
    Surgery Saves Baby, Offers New Hope for Rare Birth Defect
  • Rae Gerking
    Parents Share Story of Fetal-Surgery Success
  • Jennifer McGee
    Fetal Surgery Successfully Removes Tumor
  • Sean Philip Nicholson
    Fetal Surgery Paves Way for Treatment of Birth Defects
  • Samuel Sieber
    Fetal Surgery Offered Hope for East Coast Family
  • Bridget Standage
    Pre-natal Shunt Drains Life-Threatening Cyst
  • Jon Michael Staples
    Fetal Surgery Results in Premature, Healthy Baby
  • Sally Stunkel
    NICU Sees Newborn Through Tumor Surgeries

H

• Heart Center
  • Hayden Bradley
    Cardiac Catheterization Opens Newborn's Blocked Valve
  • Arabella and Adriana Cipponeri
    Fetal Heart Surgery Saves Twins
    
  • Fiona Gray
    Cardiac Catheterization Repairs 'Hole' in Heart
  • Monae Marestin
    Tiny Heart, Cancer Survivor Beating Incredible Odds
  • Sadie Perez
    Defibrillator is Like a Guardian Angel
  • Olivia Stuckert
    'Team Olivia' Mend Newborn with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
    
  • Weston and Delaney Williams
    Brother and Sister Share Special Hearts

• High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Josh and Laurie Anderson
    Taking the Mystery Out of Multiple Births

I

• Intensive Care Nursery
  • Liam Watters
    Decades of Discoveries in Neonatal Care Help Countless Kids

K

• Kidney Transplant
  • Ashley Brown
    After The Call
  • Peter Johnston
    Kidney Transplant Gives Chance of 'Second Life'

L

• Leukemia
  • Anahi Fregoso
    Anahi Returns to School

• Liver Transplant
  • Tim Bergholz
    Father Saves Son by Donating Part of His Liver
  • Ashley Brown
    After The Call

M

• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Jake Croteau
    Minimally Invasive Procedure Repairs Fistula

• Muscular Dystrophy
  • Maliylah Silva
    UCSF Diagnoses Toddler with Musclar Dystrophy

N

• Neurology
  • Kirstiene Catapusan
    Teen Diagnosed with MS Stays Positive About Her Future
  • Perry Lampman
    Young Stroke Patient Finds Answers at UCSF
  • Kendra Mitchell
    Second-Grader Undergoes Complex Brain Surgery
  • Alejandro Sanchez
    High-Tech Surgery Untangled the Vessels in His Brain
  • Sarah Santana
    Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Teen
  • Zac Vanni
    Brain Surgery Sets Teen Free from Seizures

O

• Orthopedics
  • Jennifer Mohring
    Custom Knee Replaces Teen's Cancerous Joint
  • Hiep Vo
    She Arrived on Knees, Now Walks at College
  • Nathan Yamamoto
    Physical Therapists Help Young Violinist

P

• Pulmonary Medicine
  • Jeremy Kharrazi
    Nothing Holds Back Ambitious Teen with Cystic Fibrosis