Sending Volunteer Surgery Teams to Palestine
Birmingham Children's Hospital Cardiac Mission, March 1999
In March, 1999 the PCRF sent a five member team of volunteer surgeons and
nurses to Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem to do open heart surgery on
sick Palestinian children. Led by surgeon Dr. S. Sethia, Cardiologist Dr.
Jonathan Wright and anesthetist Dr. Tony Moriarity, the team did 19
operations in one week at Makassed Hospital on the Mount of Olives.
Children Treated by UK Team: March, 1999
| Name |
Age |
From |
Date |
Operation |
| Bassam Omar Adas |
15 |
Anabta |
3/23/99 |
Resection of Subaortic
Stenosis |
| Fatieh Sulieman |
1 |
Gaza |
3/23/99 |
TOF Shunt |
| Ahed Karaya |
4 |
Khan Younis |
3/24/99 |
ASD |
| Alia Hussein |
7 |
Nablus |
3/24/99 |
ASD Hem. Pulm. eins |
| Rawan Daragnah |
7 |
Toubas/Jenin |
3/24/99 |
TOF |
| Safa Al-Bayat |
23 |
days Hebron |
3/24/99 |
Septostomy for TGA |
| Jihan DaĠdoush |
4 |
Nablus |
3/24/99 |
Balloon for Pulm. Stenosis |
| Saja Huleisi |
1 |
Gaza |
3/25/99 |
TGA/PS Cavo Pulmonary Shunt |
| Sami Abdul Khader |
4 |
Jebalya/Gaza |
3/25/99 |
PDA |
| Fares El Ghadour |
4 |
Gaza |
3/25/99 |
TOF |
| Fatima Edwan |
6 |
Rafah/Gaza |
3/25/99 |
Balloon for Pulm. Stenosis |
| Yacoub Abu Naji |
7 |
Gaza |
3/25/99 |
Balloon for Pulm. Stenosis |
| Hiam Daoud Zayoud |
6 |
Jenin |
3/28/99 |
Cavo Pulm. Shunt |
| Aiyesha Wafi |
7 |
Khan Younis |
3/28/99 |
PDA |
| Karam Amer |
8 |
Gaza |
3/28/99 |
TOF Repair |
| Omar Asfour |
2 |
Gaza |
3/28/99 |
Balloon for Pulmonary Stenosis |
| Nader Al-Hallaq |
5 |
Nablus |
3/29/99 |
TOF |
| Dina Baker |
2 |
Gaza |
3/29/99 |
PDA ligation |
| Reham El Khatib |
2 |
Gaza |
3/29/99 |
SAM Excision |
