Jason Zhao

Overview
Pictures
Jason's Support Team
Television Clips

Overview

On Monday, February 6, 2006, five-year-old Jason Zhao from Vallejo received the best Valentine’s gift the boy could ask for—a healthy new heart. But Jason, whose own heart failed last June, wouldn’t have lived long enough to accept the transplant without the assistance of a mechanical external pump known as the Berlin Heart. The device kept Jason alive for 234 days, longer than any other child in North America. Only three other children in the world have survived on the pump for longer than Jason.

Pictures

Media may request high resolution versions of the images below by e-mailing Robert Dicks, Media Relations Manager, at rdicks@lpch.org.

	Jason and his mother, Dongmei Zhang
	Dr. Lorry Frankel examines Jason
Jason's parents with Dr. Frankel
A nurse visits Jason while his family looks on
	The Berlin Heart
A closeup of the Berlin Heart, shortly after it was connected to Jason.

Jason's Support Team

A team of doctors, nurses and health care professionals at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital's Children's Heart Center cared for Jason while he was on the Berlin Heart and will continue to provide his posttransplant care. Some of Jason's health care providers are pictured below.

David Rosenthal, MD Director, Pediatric Heart Failure Program	Marc C. Pelletier, MD
Bruce A. Reitz, MD	Stephen J. Roth, MD, MPH James Baxter and Yvonne Craig Wood Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care
Lorry Frankel, MD Service Chief, Pediatric Intensive Care

View a picture of members of Jason's health care team

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Television Video Clips

February 13, 2006
Coverage of Jason's record setting time on the Berlin Heart and his heart transplant. John Fowler, KTVU-2

October 31, 2005
Jason and his fellow Packard Children's patients trick or treat at the hospital on Halloween. Derek Huang, KTSF-26 (Chinese)

July 25, 2005
Jason becomes the third Packard Children's patient to use the Berlin Heart.
Orlando Shih, KTSF-26 (Chinese)

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