Patient Profiles

Meet Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Patients and Families

	Alexandre Acra After Alexandre Acra cut his forearm on a broken window, the Pediatric Emergency Department, Hand and Upper Limb, and Occupational Therapy teams all contributed to a successful surgery and recovery.
	Shadee Barzin Shadee struggled with her weight for years and was at risk for type 2 diabetes. She lost 17 pounds and lowered her cholesterol through her participation in the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program.
	Ka’apeha Kaleimamahu Ka'apeha's body rejected his first liver transplant. He lived for more than 80 hours without a liver before his second transplant, and is now in good health.
	Kaelyn Zatto Kaelyn came to Packard Children’s for a life-saving bone marrow transplant.
	Alyssa and Max Teenagers Alyssa and Max are patients at our Teen and Young Adult Clinic. Talking to our adolescent medicine specialists helps them learn to take responsibility for their own health and learn to make good choices.
	Alberto Hidalgo Alberto attended the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program and lost 70 pounds.
	Katie Vaught Packard Children's oncology and orthopedics teams treated the undifferentiated sarcoma in Katie's leg.
	Yurelia and Fiorella Rocha-Arias Yurelia and Fiorella were the first set of conjoined twins to be separated at Packard Children's Hospital.
	Liam Sikes Liam was a patient in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and was treated for kidney problems, sepsis, a hernia and retinopathy of prematurity.
	Kayla Shoopman Kayla underwent bariatric surgery to treat her severe obesity and related complications.
	Jackie Seki Jackie received a rare combined small intestine-liver transplant when she was 1 year old.
	Miles Coulson Miles spent 55 days on the Berlin Heart, a mechanical pump, while waiting for a heart transplant.
	Caitlin Burns Caitlin's monthly treatment visits include spending time with specially-trained pets that reduce her stress, anxiety and discomfort.
	Madison Kitz Madison and her mom work with Packard Children's physicians and nurses to ensure that Madison will be the decision-maker in her care whenever possible.
	Yves Perez-Velasquez After Yves participated in the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program, he significantly reduced his weight and gained self-esteem and confidence in the process.
	William Tjeerdsma A brain tumor hasn't slowed down 10-year-old William. He's training for the Nike Half Marathon and setting an aggressive pace to help others.
	Vanessa Love and Beech Basler Packard Children's doctors fixed Vanessa's unilateral cleft lip and palate when she was a child. Her son, Beech, was born at LPCH and was treated for coarctation of the aorta and a bilateral cleft lip.
	Trina Branaugh Trina was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 12 and underwent chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and physical therapy.
	Isabella Bailey Isabella was born with multiple heart defects. Her condition was so rare that only a few doctors had ever done surgery to repair it. One of them was Dr. Frank Hanley at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
	Isabel Stenzel Byrnes and Anabel Stenzel Identical twins Isabel and Anabel were both born with Cystic Fibrosis and underwent double-lung transplants.
	Joshua Goulart Joshua was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and underwent several heart surgeries.