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Pediatric Transplant Center Patient Stories

Everyone on your child's team has the same goal: to give your child the best possible care. We provide medical care, emotional counseling and much more.

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Heart Transplant: Stosh’s Story

Diagnosed with heart defects before birth, Stosh had heart surgery in utero, three reconstructive procedures in his first four years, then a heart transplant.

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Heart Transplant: Tyler’s Story

Tyler was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a complex congenital heart defect. After a heart transplant, the 5-year-old is thriving.

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Liver Transplant: Carter's Story

Born with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, a rare metabolic disorder, Carter was 9 months old when he received a life-saving liver transplant at CHOP.  

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Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant: Julia's Story

Diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy as an infant, Julia was 13 when she had a heart attack at school. She received a life-saving heart transplant at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 

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