Since the hospital opened its doors in 1921, it has cared for infants, children and adolescents. Since then, its long history of caregiving and expertise has helped the hospital grow into today’s leading and largest providers of comprehensive pediatric care in the United States.
More than 300 pediatricians, practitioners and specialists are active today and provide the full spectrum of primary, specialty, and sub-specialty care to the largest patient population of any children’s hospital in Northeast Ohio.
Here are some of their stories:
Surgery Removes Large Mass on Baby’s Lung Before Birth
Almost nine months into her pregnancy, Adianna and her husband, Micah, learned that their baby had a life-threatening mass on his lung. Ten weeks later, doctors partially delivered the baby via C-section.
While he was still connected to the umbilical cord and able to receive oxygen and nutrients from the placenta, Dr. Darrell Cass performed EXIT-to-resection. This procedure meant opening the baby’s chest and removing the mass. For Adrianna and Micah, the outcome was everything they could have hoped for — a healthy life for their son, Maverick.
Ballerina With Scoliosis Dances Again After Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Ever since she was 3, Aubrey has loved to dance and dreams of mastering pointe ballet. Her dream was nearly shattered when she was diagnosed with scoliosis, and years later, her curvature increased to more than 40 degrees.
Patients with severe scoliosis are typically treated via spinal fusion surgery, which would have put Aubrey’s ballet career to an end. Instead, Dr. Ryan Goodwin performed a surgical treatment called tethering, which gave Aubrey the flexibility to keep dancing.
Uncle’s Living Donor Liver Donation Saves Toddler’s Life
Brooks, age 1, was dying from acute liver failure and needed a liver transplant to survive. The doctors needed to find a match immediately, but Brook’s parents could not be the donors for medical reasons.
Luckily for Brooks, his uncle Grant was the perfect match. Within an hour of discovering this, they were wheeled into separate operating rooms to perform the surgery. The living donor liver transplant saved both their lives.