Expert Care, Robotic Precision: Rodney’s Mitral Valve Repair Journey
Heart
When Rodney was just 35 years old, his primary care physician at another health system noticed he had a heart murmur and diagnosed Rodney with moderate mitral valve prolapse. Rodney’s condition—in which one of the heart’s valves doesn’t close properly and allows blood to back up into the heart—seemed manageable. He continued regular checkups and stayed active by hiking, interval training, and scuba diving. He was living life without major limitations or symptoms.
When Paige’s water broke at 37 weeks pregnant, she was ready to meet her baby. It was a markedly different feeling from earlier in her pregnancy, when, at 25 weeks gestation, Paige underwent a surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital to repair a defect in her baby’s spine. With tears in her eyes, Paige was wheeled back to the operating room, hoping that doctors wouldn’t have to deliver her baby early because of the procedure.
Osseointegration
orthopedic trauma
“What I’d tell my former self is: Don’t give up,” says Zach, who lost both of his legs in a workplace accident in 2019. Zach underwent osseointegration with WashU Medicine Physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a groundbreaking surgery to implant prosthesis directly into a patient’s bone.
Running with Heart: Attorney Overcomes Health Battles to Reach 100 Half Marathons
Heart
Finding expert heart care, personalized treatment, and the unwavering support she needed, Geri Lynn Arrindell recently crossed her biggest finish line yet—completing her 100th half-marathon.
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)
Women and Infants
Last year, St. Louis mom Sara Schwartz discovered she was pregnant with not one but two babies –– identical twin girls. Schwartz, who was already a mother of three (to children ages 12, 11 and 9) felt excited about her “bonus babies” on the way, despite it being a high-risk pregnancy.
Ross Procedure Patient
Heart & Vascular
Growing up, Christopher Bryant couldn’t compete in sports or run due to a heart murmur. When he tried to keep up with the other kids, he’d pass out. At 9 years old, Chris underwent heart surgery and doctors discovered he had a bicuspid aortic valve, a congenital heart defect. He learned to take care of himself due to his condition, but his symptoms — like swelling in his lower extremities — only worsened. Eventually, he learned he had severe heart failure.
4 Lives. 2 Kidney Transplants. 1 Sisterhood.
Transplant
The paired-kidney exchange program saved the lives of Pat Conway and Marti Simon. Two pairs of prospective donors and recipients are matched together to "exchange" donor kidneys.
Stroke Survivor
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Dan survived a stroke. Read how Barnes-Jewish Hospital interventional neuroradiologist Rano Chatterjee, MD and his team helped him get back to normal.
Hip Dysplasia Patient
Orthopedics
On June 28, 2019, the life of Kamryn Dehn was about to change for the better. That morning, John Clohisy, MD, a Washington University physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, performed extensive surgery on Kamryn’s right hip, putting an end to more than 10 years of pain and suffering due to developmental dysplasia.