American Pediatric Cardiologist
Sent to Ramallah Hospital

In August, 2001, the PCRF sent Dr. Zahid Amin, a pediatric cardiologist from Omaha Children's Hospital, to Ramallah Hosptial in the West Bank to provide lifesaving invasive cardiac treatment and crucial diagnosis and screenings for sick Palestinian babies with congenital heart disease. Working for a week, Dr. Amin prepared accurate diagnosis' on many sick children for the Cardiostart Mission that followed his trip, in addition to treating many sick children in the catherization lab. Echoes and Caths Done by Dr. Zahid Amin in Ramallah Hospital:

Name
Age
Residence
Date
Diagnosis Treatment
Badeha Saba
12
Nablus
8/26/01
COA/surgery
Yehya Khawajah
30 mo.
Ramallah
8/26/01
RVOT/Surgery
Anas Abu Amrah
14 mo.
Deir El Balah
8/26/01
Bidirectional Glen Shunt
Abduljawad Rizak
16
Jebaliya
8/26/01
Catherization/Redo
Balsam Mahameed
30 mo.
Taybeh/Jenin
8/26/01
ASD/Follow-up
Said Al Akras
8
Jenin
8/26/01
VSD/Follow-up
May'se Ma'ari
3 mo.
Jenin
8/26/01
Small ASD/Follow-up
Sanad Aweiss
28 mo.
Qalqilya
8/26/01
ASD/Follow
Said Tobsi
12
Khan Younis
8/26/01
PS/Follow-up
Aziza Aliyan
8
Daraj/Gaza
8/27/01
Fonton/Surgery
Abdulrahim Abubamrab
12 mo.
Gaza
8/27/01
Hem11ifonton/Surgery
Said Al Najjar
5
Khan Younis
8/27/01
Balloon Dialitation
Yehia Ali
11 mo.
Tulkarem
8/27/01
Balloon Dialitation
Fahed Sbeih
1 mo.
Bethlehem
8/27/01
PAB/Surgery
Shadi Abu-Abied
8
Rafah
8/27/01
PAB Takedown/Surgery
Malak Daoub
32 mo.
Qalqilya
8/28/01
Remove Band/Close VSD
Ahmed Yousef
28 mo.
Jenin
8/28/01
Close VSD/Surgery
Mohammed Bakeet
11
Khan Younis
8/28/01
COA/PDA/Balloon

 

 



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