Baby Ali was born with a hole in his heart called atrioventricular septal defect. His father’s search for the best surgeon to fix it led them to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
The new heart was on its way down from the helipad. At the same time, Cynthia Herrington, MD, was carefully removing Ruben’s old heart from his chest. It was a heart she had seen before—she had
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles faculty will review diagnosis and management challenges of congenital aortic valve stenosis at a dinner symposium Aug. 28.
Shortly before Christmas 2021, she became the first patient born with a single ventricle to receive a ventricular assist device at CHLA—and continues to beat the odds.
The specialized Fetal Cardiology Program in the Heart Institute at CHLA helps kids like E.J. who are born with heart defects grow up stronger and healthier.