Patient Profiles

A

Apnea

• Maggie O'Donovan
  Fourth-grader Undergoes New Tonsillectomy Procedure

Arthritis and Joint Replacement

• Vicki McCulley
  Partial Knee Replacement Put Grandmother Back in Action

• Bill Slavin
  Patient Tees Off Again Without Knee Pain

B

Bladder Control

• Ali Weinhouse
  Incontinence No Longer Keeps Her on the Sidelines

Bone Marrow Transplant

• Marcus Espino
  Bone Marrow Transplants Save Boy with Hurler's Syndrome

• Vann Hale
  Unrelated Marrow Donor Saves Youngster's Life

• Melissa Macalisang
  Father Donates Marrow to Save Young Daughter's Life

• A.J. Williams
  Marrow Transplant Saves Baby with 'Bubble Boy Disease'

Brain Tumors

• Sasha Cano
  Brain Tumor Patient Benefits from Technology

• Richard Schneiter
  Fighting Cancer, Biking for Lives

C

Cancer

• Bonnie Addario
  A Cancer Victim Finds New Hope

• Chris Carmichael
  Radiation Therapy Preserves Quality of Life

• Kelly Corrigan
  Survivor Shares Advice About Breast Cancer to Others

• Jim Dennis
  Brachytherapy Keeps Patient Free of Prostate Cancer

• Sandra deQuant
  Anal Cancer Patient Becomes Advocate

• Doreen DeSalvo
  Writing Her Own History

• Susan Foley
  Breast Cancer Survivor Empowered by Information

• Sandra Hearn
  Lung Cancer Survivor Reunites with Her Daughter

• Stevie Mitchell
  Comprehensive Care for Kids with Leukemia
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• Jim Palomar
  CyberKnife Radiosurgery Helps Treat Difficult Tumor

• Corazon Rico
  Advanced Ultrasound Technique Detects Cancer

• Elaine Taylor
  A Family Tree Riddled with Cancer

• Doris Ward
  Former San Francisco Supervisor Beats Breast Cancer

• Lydia Zipp
  Ovarian Cancer Survivor Spreads Awareness

D

Diabetes

• Ivan Barriga
  Islet Transplant Frees Patient of Diabetes

• Justin Gubser
  Teaching Kids How to Manage Diabetes
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Digestive Disorders

• David Esser
  A Brighter Road Ahead

• John Fullerton
  Teen Raises Funds to Combat Crohns Disease

F

Fetal Treatment

• Analisa Garcia
  Fetal Surgery Allowed Her Lungs to Develop

• Rae Gerking
  Parents Share Story of Fetal-Surgery Success

• Jennifer McGee
  Fetal Surgery Successfully Removes Tumor

• Sean Philip Nicholson
  Fetal Surgery Paves Way for Treatment of Birth Defects

• Samuel Sieber
  Fetal Surgery Offered Hope for East Coast Family

• Bridget Standage
  Pre-natal Shunt Drains Life-Threatening Cyst

• Jon Michael Staples
  Fetal Surgery Results in Premature, Healthy Baby

• Sally Stunkel
  NICU Sees Newborn Through Tumor Surgeries

H

Heart Center

• Hayden Bradley
  Cardiac Catheterization Opens Newborn's Blocked Valve

• Ila May Fisher
  A Young Woman Benefits from Heart Devices

• Ila May Fisher
  Young Woman Gets Heart Transplant

• Fiona Gray
  Cardiac Catheterization Repairs 'Hole' in Heart

• Gary Hanshew
  Technology Mends "Broken" Hearts

• Wes Lange
  Genetic Medicine Goes Heart-Core

• Monae Marestin
  Tiny Cancer Survivor Beating Incredible Odds

• Sadie Perez
  Defibrillator is Like a Guardian Angel

• Arabella and Adriana Cipponeri
  Fetal Heart Surgery Saves Twins
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• Vikram Viswanathan
  Heart Transplant Ends Five-Year Battle with Heart Failure

• Weston and Delaney Williams
  Brother and Sister Share Special Hearts

Heart Transplant

• Lonnie Smith
  New Heart Renews Life for Young Father

High-Risk Pregnancy

• Josh and Laurie Anderson
  Taking the Mystery Out of Multiple Births

Hormonal Disorders

• Bob Friend
  Learning Makes Living with Diabetes Easier

I

Intensive Care Nursery

• Liam Watters
  Decades of Discoveries in Neonatal Care Help Countless Kids

K

Kidney Transplant

• Alex Esteverena
  Kid Brother's Kidney Keeps Father of Two Alive

• Peter Johnston
  Kidney Transplant Gives Chance of 'Second Life'

• Diana Mansfield
  New Hope for Kidney Transplant Patients

• Linda O'Hara
  One Family, Two Organ Donations, Endless Gratitude

• Stephanie and Tamara Ritchon
  Kidney Donation Saves Sister

L

Leukemia

• Anahi Fregoso
  Anahi Returns to School

Liver Transplant

• Bill Avery
  Son Gives Part of Liver to Save Dad's Life

• George Avery
  Liver Transplant, Son's Gift Saved His Life

• Tim Bergholz
  Father Saves Son by Donating Part of His Liver

• Patrick Caldie and Stephen Fowler
  Work of Love

• Gloria and Veronica Ramos
  Living Donor For Mom's Liver Transplant

Lung Transplant

• Matt Kamasz
  Part 1: Bend Man Closer to a Transplant

• Matt Kamasz
  Part 2: Taking His Next Breath

• Matt Kamasz
  Part 3: Lung Transplant Patient Released

• Ashley Ramirez
  Teen Receives Life-Saving Lung Transplant

• Carrie Shellhammer
  Double-lung Transplant Patient Looking Forward to Ski Season

M

Minimally Invasive Surgery

• Jake Croteau
  Minimally Invasive Procedure Repairs Fistula

N

Neurology

• Julie Milanese Jensen
  Stroke Serves as "Wake-Up Call" for Young Woman

• Kendra Mitchell
  Second-Grader Undergoes Complex Brian Surgery

• Costas Mountanos
  Stroke Patient Recovers with Early Care

• Alejandro Sanchez
  High-Tech Surgery Untangled the Vessels in His Brain

• Sarah Santana
  Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Teen

• Rhonda Savitch
  Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Her Manage Parkinson's Disease

• Susie Stephan
  Aneurysm Patient Undergoes Rare Procedure

O

Orthopedics

• Richard Banthin
  Patient Heads Back to the Slopes

• Diane Kelley
  Spinal Fusion Eliminates Back Pain

• John Moberly
  Rebuilt Knee Puts Him Back on the Slopes

• Jennifer Mohring
  Custom Knee Replaces Teen's Cancerous Joint

• Hayes Raffle
  Surgeries Avert Amputating Sculptor's Hand

• Peggy Schubert
  Dances at Wedding 6 Weeks After Foot Surgery

• Tom Scoville
  Back on Track After Multiple Surgeries

• Hiep Vo
  She Arrived on Knees, Now Walks at College

• Judy and Allison Williams
  Surgery Corrects Mother/Daughter Scoliosis

• Nathan Yamamoto
  Physical Therapists Help Young Violinist

Osteoarthritis

• Norris Clement
  Osteoarthritis Patient Plays the Piano Pain Free

Osteoporosis

• Lois Jane Behnke
  New Spine Surgery Repairs Osteoporosis Fracture

P

Pancreas Transplant

• Tara Lynch
  Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Offers New Lease on Life

• Louisa Van Velzen
  Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Eases Life With Diabetes

S

Spine Care

• Evelyn Williams
  UCSF Surgeons Accomplish What Others Deemed Impossible

• Timothy Wrenn
  When Others Gave Up, UCSF Spine Surgeons Save Patient's Life

Sports Medicine

• Grant Bailey
  Athlete Seeks Help for Recurring Shoulder Injury

• Corey Capozziello
  Knee Surgery Doesn't Slow Down Soccer Player

• Jane Lindsay
  Shoulder Surgery Patient Hits the Waves Again

• Kristi Martinez
  Back on the Playing Field