News & Patient Stories

Featured Stories

Meet Mario

With the help of a heart transplant at Rady Children’s Hospital, Mario can continue his passion for basketball.

Read Mario’s Story

Meet Dorian

Six-year-old Dorian has a second chance at life with the help of Rady Children’s Hospital.

Patient Stories

Ashlyn Frye became the first pediatric patient to undergo portal vein recanalization at Rady Children’s Dickinson Image-Guided Intervention Center. Read More.

Jaylie’s rare condition was successfully treated at the state-of-the-art Dickinson Image-Guided Intervention Center.

Josiah and his family came to Rady Children’s from Hawaii to get a new heart. Meet Josiah.

Eliana is the smallest baby ever to receive a heart transplant in San Diego County. Watch her heartwarming story.

Dylan’s heart transplant surgery has been lifesaving. Meet Dylan and learn about his very lucky number.

At just 4 months old, Zoey needed heart transplant surgery. Watch her incredible story.

Carson needed an artificial heart until he could get a real one. Read about his incredible journey.

Izzy was born with transposition of the great arteries and needed surgery. Meet Izzy.

Kupono came all the way from Oahu for our heart care. Today he is happy and healthy. Meet Kupono.

Born with an interrupted aortic arch, a rare and life-threatening heart defect, Kellan is now thriving. Read his heartwarming story.

With a new heart, Santiago can look forward to a brighter future. Meet Santiago.

Thanks to our surgery team, the Hughes twins have bright smiles and boundless energy. Meet Avery and Mackenzie.

A rare infection attacked her heart — and threatened her life. Meet Jennifer.

Using innovative wireless technology, Marques’ heart condition can be checked on schedule. Meet Marques.

Advanced catheter technology cured him of a rare heart condition. Meet Ian.

Born with a large hole in his heart, tiny Max needed surgery – and fast. Thanks to Rady Children’s, today he’s the picture of health. Meet Max.

Twin toddlers Amelia and Sophia shared a common bond: Both were born with congenital heart disease. Read their incredible story.

In the News

• Researchers Receive $3.1M to Study Heart Condition, nbcsandiego.com, features James Perry, M.D.
• Raising Awareness for Kids Heart Health, kusi.com, features Jessica Haley, M.D.
• Why the Experts Say Acer is Unlikely to Get FDA Nod for vEDS Drug, Pharmaceutical Technology, features Paul Grossfeld, M.D.
• San Diego Woman Shares Her Heart Disease Journey On ‘Go Red For Women’ Day, features Howaida El-Said, M.D., Ph.D.
• Metal Weaving Devices to Repair Heart Defects in Bolivia, Devdiscourse, features John Moore, M.D., M.P.H.
• Rady Children’s Hospital Hosts Annual Heart Party, kusi.com, features Rady Children’s patients and doctors
• Now You Can Really Hold Your Heart in Your Hands, cbs8.com, features Christopher Davis, M.D., Ph.D., Sanjeet Hegde, M.D., Ph.D., John Nigro, M.D.
• A Nonsurgical Procedure for Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease?, MedPage Today, features Kanishka Ratnayaka, M.D.
• Tiny Hearts Fuel Carmel Valley Doctor’s Huge Compassion, Del Mar Times, features Paul Grossfeld, M.D.
• New UC San Diego Technology Accelerator Selects Five Teams for Its Inaugural Cohort, UC San Diego, features Sanjeet Hegde, M.D.
• First Child to Live on External Artificial Heart in San Diego History Leaves Hospital, 10news.
• Mouse Model Yields Possible Treatment for Autism-Like Symptoms in Rare Disease, UC San Diego Health, features Paul Grossfeld, M.D.
• Carmel Valley Doctor Heals Hearts at Home and Abroad, Del Mar Times, features Paul Grossfeld, M.D.
• Rady Children’s Hospital First to Use 3D Heart Printing in San Diego, fox5sandiego,com., features Sanjeet Hegde, M.D.
• TAMC, Partners Join to Heal Hearts, Hawaii Army Weekly, features John Moore, M.D., M.P.H.
• Baby Makes History With Heart Transplant, Fox 5 San Diego
• 2 Twins, 2 Hearts in Two Months, U-T San Diego
• Rady Site of Second Pediatric Heart Transplant, SD News 
• Child Heart Transplant a San Diego First, U-T San Diego
• 11-Year-Old Heart Transplant Patient, 1st in San Diego, Goes Home, Times of San Diego
• Rady Children’s Doctors Perform Hospital’s First Pediatric Heart Transplant, Transplant Families
• 11-Year-Old Boy Undergoes First SD Pediatric Heart Transplant, SD News
• Five Common Congenital Heart Defects, Parents Magazine, features Heather Sun, M.D.
• How to Keep Kids’ Hearts Healthy, SanDiego6.com
• Top Docs 2014: New Hearts for the Tiniest Patients, San Diego Magazine
• Rady Children’s Hospital Opens New Imaging Center That Cuts Radiation Risk, The San Diego Tribune., features Sanjeet Hegde, M.D.
• Pediatric Surgeons Use 3D Printing to Help With Complex Operations, kpbs.org, features John Nigro, M.D., and Justin Ryan, Ph.D.
• Now You Can Really Hold Your Heart in Your Hands, cbs8.com, features Christopher Davis, M.D., Ph.D., Sanjeet Hegde, M.D., Ph.D., John Nigro, M.D.
• Rady Children’s Hospital First to Use 3D Heart Printing in San Diego, fox5sandiego,com., features Sanjeet Hegde, M.D.
• Teen Gets First Dual Heart-Kidney Transplant at Rady Children’s Hospital, fox5sandiego.com
• Smallest Baby to Receive Heart Transplant in San Diego Heads Home in Time for Mother’s Day, cbs8.com
• Pediatric Surgeons Use 3D Printing to Help With Complex Operations, kpbs.org, features John Nigro, M.D., and Justin Ryan, Ph.D.
• Make-A-Wish Moment: A Boy’s Heartfelt Wish to Visit the Doctors Who Saved His Life, cbs8.com
• Gift That Marks the End of One Baby’s Life, Saves Another, 10news.com, features John Nigro, M.D.
• Patients and Doctors Reconnect at Rady Children’s Heart Party, cbs8.com, features John Nigro, M.D.
• Now You Can Really Hold Your Heart in Your Hands, cbs8.com, features Christopher Davis, M.D., Ph.D., Sanjeet Hegde, M.D., Ph.D., John Nigro, M.D.
• Story About a Young Boy’s Heart Is Sure to Touch Yours, cbs8.com, features John Nigro, M.D., and Adriana Tremoulet, M.D.
• During ‘Heart Week,’ Cardiac Experts Fly In to Take Care of Isle Kids, hawaiinewsnow.com
• Patients Share Heart Operation Stories at Rady Children’s Hospital, Times of San Diego
• Rady Children’s Hospital First to Use 3D Heart Printing in San Diego, Fox 5 San Diego, features Sanjeet Hegde, M.D.
• Woman Travels Across Country to Meet Lifesaving Doctor, yourerie.com
• American Heart Association Presents the Heart Ignite Award, San Diego Magazine
• Baby Makes History With Heart Transplant, Fox 5 San Diego
• 2 Twins, 2 Hearts in Two Months, U-T San Diego
• Rady Site of Second Pediatric Heart Transplant, SD News
• Child Heart Transplant a San Diego First, U-T San Diego
• 11-Year-Old Heart Transplant Patient, 1st in San Diego, Goes Home, Times of San Diego
• Rady Children’s Doctors Perform Hospital’s First Pediatric Heart Transplant, Transplant Families
• 11-Year-Old Boy Undergoes First SD Pediatric Heart Transplant, SD News