"Symphony" of Care Saves Patient After Heart Attack
John Carroll fully recovered from three heart attacks thanks to a coordinated care team of emergency doctors, interventional cardiologists and other providers at UCSF Health.
Patient Stories
Follow the personal journeys of UCSF patients who have overcome serious and complex health challenges, including brain tumors, cancers, amputations, seizures and more. Find out what they learned along the way, and how cutting edge care and treatments have helped them return to health and the things they love most in life.
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A Gentler Approach to Heart Valve Replacement
A pioneering and less invasive procedure enabled this patient born with heart defects to avoid the trauma of another open heart surgery. Here's his story.
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A Story of Two Transplants
Find out why this husband and father needed two live-donor kidneys - one from his wife and then one from his son - and how it all went.