Patient Stories

Ignacio has been a healthy and active kid since he received a liver transplant at CHOP when he was two months old, part of his treatment for a rare form of mitochondrial disease.

CHOP’s NJTACC helps families find practitioners with an understanding of how to provide effective care for teens with special needs.

Cesar, who has multiple medical conditions, found the help he needed at CHOP’s NJTACC.

Telehealth has allowed Jaxson, 3, and his family to stay connected with the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) from the comfort of their home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After twice overcoming cancer as a young child, Ruby is thriving in college, playing wheelchair basketball and planning for her future.

An innovative new heart value and expert treatment at CHOP have given 18-year-old Casey a new lease on life.

Kai’s thyroid cancer is one of the long-term side effects of the cancer treatment he underwent as a toddler.

Avery, 6, has been treated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for seizures since she was a baby. She is one of the first patients to benefit from CHOP’s new multidisciplinary CDKL5 clinic.

Born prematurely, Dylan Vazquez, 3, overcame daunting health challenges and is thriving today thanks to the care he received at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Genetic testing helped Lucy's family identify a potential treatment for her seizures, which enabled her family and the ENGIN team to tackle her rare disease.