“Despite her best efforts, her blood sugar was very difficult to control,” Dr. Goggins said. “As her disease progressed, she ended up having kidney failure.”

UHealth surgeons at Holtz Children’s Hospital are first in the world to use this innovative technology for transplantation, which magnifies images 26 times leading to better outcomes for high-risk patients.

At the hospital, Hoda Butrous, MD, an advanced heart failure and transplant specialist at the Miami Transplant Institute (MTI), and a care team admitted him to the ICU for lifesaving treatment.

“Mr. Martin was transferred in a severe state of cardiogenic shock,” said Osama Haddad, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon at MTI.

Miami Transplant Institute (MTI), a joint program between Jackson Health System and UHealth – University of Miami Health System, has reached a major milestone: its 500th lung transplant.

Despite the obstacles, by the second week at Jackson Memorial’s ICU, the team removed his ventilator and began preparing him for transplant.

At just 5 years old, Emory Crosdale was diagnosed with Joubert syndrome, a rare disease that affects how the brain develops, specifically motor skills, balance, and coordination.

As he grew older, Cooper began to advocate about the urgent need for organ donors, speaking at school events and debate tournaments.

For many years, Luis Manuel Reyes, 66, was a practicing physicist in Cuba. He moved to the United States to start a new life for his family, launching his own company in maintenance and construction.