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Jason Zhao


Jason ZhaoOverview

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.
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Pictures

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

Jason and his mother

Jason and his mother, Dongmei Zhang

 Jason Zhao
Jason Zhao and Dr. Lorry Frankel
Dr. Lorry Frankel examines Jason
 Jason's Parents with Dr. Lorry Frankel
Jason's parents with Dr. Frankel
 Jason and one of his nurses
The Zhao Family and a nurse
A nurse visits Jason while his family looks on
 The Zhao Family
The Zhao family
 The Zhao Family
Berlin Heart
The Berlin Heart

Berlin Heart

A closeup of the Berlin Heart, shortly after it was connected to Jason.

 Berlin Heart
 
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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.
 
Dr. David Rosenthal
David Rosenthal, MD
Director, Pediatric Heart Failure Program
 Dr. Marc Pelletier
Marc C. Pelletier, MD
 Dr. Bruce Reitz
Bruce A. Reitz, MD
  Dr. Stephen Roth

Stephen J. Roth, MD, MPH

James Baxter and Yvonne Craig Wood Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care

  
 Dr. Lorry Frankel
Lorry Frankel, MD
Service Chief, Pediatric Intensive Care
 
Jason Zhao's Health Care Team
 
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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