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Patient Stories

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Illustration of the heart and vascular system

Joy’s Story

After enduring years of fatigue, a woman’s hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is successfully treated by surgeons at UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. Learn more.

Wilmarie and Michelle Barreto Vera

The Gift of a Lifetime – From One Sister to Another

When Wilmarie Baretto Vera, a young mother of three, was diagnosed with lupus and needed a kidney transplant, her younger sister did not hesitate to be the donor.

Rod Rezaee, MD stands with patient Joe Bidinger

Soothing Team Makes Cancer Patient Feel ‘Like a Hotel Guest’

Read how cancer discovered during a routine dental cleaning led to a complex head and neck resection and reconstruction at University Hospitals Ear, Nose and Throat Institute.

Chelsey Kimmich speaks to UH about her heart transplant experience

Chelsey’s Story: A New Heart for Christmas

Heart disease led to 33-year-old Chelsey Kimmich getting the most special Christmas gift of all: a newly transplanted heart and a second chance at life.

Paul Mynatt poses with his UH providers

End-Stage Emphysema Tackled with Double Lung Transplant

Paul Mynatt spent most of his life incredibly healthy, but fter he noticed symptoms of extreme exhaustion and shortness of breath, he was diagnosed with end-stage emphysema. By 2024, he was headed into surgery for a double-lung transplant.

Patty Saunier and her family pose outdoors

Integrative Medicine Helps Patient with Anxiety and Sleep

Patty Saunier had been a champion sleeper until, in her sixties, sleeping became a nightmare. Kristin Kaelber, MD, PhD, a specialist with University Hospitals Connor Whole Health, helped get to the bottom of the underlying issue.

Ashley and Mark Carlucci

UH Nurse Gives Husband the Greatest Anniversary Gift

Encouraged by his new wife, 54-year-old Mark Carlucci decided to get a full health checkup that included a no-cost coronary artery calcium score – a decision that quite literally saved his life.

Rorkishe “R.J.” Catledge

R.J.’s Story

Rorkishe “R.J.” Catledge’s cancer journey led her down a path to holistic healing and complementary treatments at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health.

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