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79-year-old Wally Moore (center) received the newly offered Whipple procedure at LLUMC–Murrieta close to his home in February. He recently reunited with surgical oncologist Dr. Michael O'Leary (left) and nurse practitioner Garrett Newman (right).

Patient Care

LLUMC–Murrieta newly offering highly complex procedure to cure pancreatic cancer

March 30, 2023
Surgical oncologist, patient discuss the Whipple procedure experience
Carlos Garcia being congratulated on getting off ECMO and CRRT intensive treatments.

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Star Wars characters and hospital staff celebrate superfan’s milestone at Children’s Hospital

March 20, 2023
Star Wars victory walk for pediatric patient, hosted by his comprehensive care team
Abigail Aguilar smiling in a cap and gown in a formal graduation photo.

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Multidisciplinary team saves teen from hallucinations with astute diagnosis

March 14, 2023
Dismissed by other hospitals, 18-year-old Abigail Aguilar found solace in Inland Empire
Luciano Dueñas Villafuente with Dr. David Caba Molina

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Robotic procedure eases, accelerates pancreatic cancer patients’ recovery

March 13, 2023
Luciano Dueñas Villafuente was first to undergo robotic Whipple at LLU Cancer Center
Patti Caskey smiling

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Patti’s leap of bravery to acknowledge an eating disorder in adulthood

February 28, 2023
Behavioral Health patient encourages others to seek help with their eating disorders
James Ryan sitting on a boat smiling

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Reexploring life after spine surgery

February 24, 2023
Father looks forward to adventures in California after receiving a life-changing procedure
Herbert Trafton

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Complex heart valve repair turns back clock for property renovator, great granddad

February 22, 2023
LLU structural interventional cardiologists treated Herbert Trafton with mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair
Colleen Barber reunites with the structural interventional cardiologists who recently performed a procedure to close a hole in her heart, Dr. Jason Hoff (left) and Dr. Amr Mohsen (right), framed by a background of photographs of Dr. Leonard Bailey who transplanted Barber's heart when she was a baby.

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Patient receives procedure to close a hole in her 32-year-old transplanted heart

January 24, 2023
Structural interventional cardiologists repair heart of life-long cardiac patient Colleen Barber
Aiden sitting and smiling with his sisters

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Building a second home at Loma Linda University Health: A pediatric patient’s journey

December 23, 2022
Pediatric nephrology patient and family built relationships during time spent at LLUH
Ralph Armstrong and Harit Desai, MD, the associate director for the cardiac catheterization lab and structural heart intervention program at LLUMC – Murrieta

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Patient soon to celebrate 80th birthday after heart valve repair at LLUMC – Murrieta

December 19, 2022
Ralph Armstrong feels livelier after his transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) procedure
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