Pediatric Hospital And Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
1991
Holtz Children’s Hospital
At Holtz Children’s Hospital, world-class physicians treat patients from infancy through young adulthood, making miracles happen daily. Holtz Children’s is also one of only three centers in the nation that specializes in pediatric multi-organ transplants, performing two-thirds of all these transplants done in the world. Our pediatric transplant program ranks among the nation’s best survival rates of kidney and kidney-pancreas transplants. No matter the circumstances, our team understands the emotional toll an illness or condition can take on a family. With a family-centered approach to all areas of care, our goal is to make children and their families feel at home during their hospital stay, while providing the support they need.
Bruce Brown With Hospital Staff
Making History: First Pediatric Heart Transplant At the age of 16, Bruce Brown became Jackson’s first pediatric heart transplant patient. The nearly six-hour operation required the skills of a talented team comprised of University of Miami Jackson physicians, including Dr. Richard Perryman, Dr. Hooshang Bolooki, Dr. George M. Palatianos, and Dr. Eduardo de Marchena. The experience Jackson gained in performing 30 adult heart transplants up to that point was vital to the success of Bruce’s surgery. Today, the Miami Transplant Institute is one of the largest and most comprehensive transplant programs in the nation. Surgeons perform more than 650 transplants each year. As a result, patients from across the globe come to the Miami Transplant Institute for consultation and treatment.