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Dr. Ho holding the tiny BLVR valve

Patient Care

Vietnam veteran receives innovative procedure from award-winning pulmonology team

September 6, 2022
The newest interventional pulmonology innovation is proven successful at LLUH
Amber Hurd

Patient Care

Young survivor of Stage IV Hodgkin Lymphoma walks again toward bright future

August 29, 2022
After completing treatment at LLU Cancer Center, Amber Hurd hopes to return to school and traveling
Tanner McMullin and mother Heidi

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Toddler who received reconstructive hand surgery now ready to start college

August 26, 2022
Orthopaedic hand surgeon helped young Tanner immediately after paper shredder accident
From left: Jonathan M. Tobis, Vinoy Prasad, Ahmed Seliem, Purvi Parwani

Patient Care

LLU care teams newly offer minimally invasive procedure for most common genetic heart disease

August 22, 2022
Alcohol septal ablation offers LLU patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy additional treatment avenue
Luann smiling proudly standing with her two high school graduates, Diviana and Alexavier, who are in their graduation regalia

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Alexavier’s story: from world’s smallest pacemaker recipient to high school graduate

August 1, 2022
As an infant in 2001, Alex was first in U.S. to receive smallest pacemaker; procedure performed by the late Dr. Leonard Bailey
Physician holding white ribbon for lung cancer awareness

Patient Care

World Lung Cancer Day: Celebrating advances in care, patient resilience

August 1, 2022
LLU care team journeys with lung cancer patients from stage IV to no trace of cancer
Rodrigo Gallegos has been able to visit loved ones in Mexico after overcoming sarcoma at Loma Linda University Health.

Patient Care

LLU physicians, patient brave fifty-pound tumor removal

July 19, 2022
LLU sarcoma disease management team assured Rodrigo Gallegos’s survivorship
Andrea Johnson reunited with her son and daughter after receiving a heart transplant at Loma Linda University Health.

Patient Care

A mother’s change of heart

June 27, 2022
LLU’s cardiothoracic care team secured Andrea Johnson’s second chance at life
Mark Reeves presenting at Celebration of Life

Patient Care

Cancer survivor event forefronts new services, advances in cancer therapies

June 6, 2022
LLU Cancer Center’s 31st annual Celebration of Life event offered patients strength for the journey
selfie style photo of father with his son leaning on his back

Patient Care

10-year-old collapses from stroke, doctors’ and paramedics’ quick action saves his life

May 31, 2022
Benjamin Govea was rushed to hospital after suffering an extremely rare ischemic stroke
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