Maimonides Medical Center – Patient Stories
When baby Amber stopped drinking milk and started sleeping all the time, James Tu knew something was seriously wrong with his daughter. Learn how the pediatric specialists at Maimonides Children’s Hospital were able to diagnose a rare, potentially fatal illness and reverse its course to save her life.
Chaya Perlman was fortunate to give birth at Maimonides Medical Center. There, doctors in the NICU found that her newborn son had a tracheoesophageal fistula (an abnormal connection of the esophagus and trachea). Learn how pediatric specialists at the only children’s hospital in Brooklyn helped her baby survive the first harrowing months of his life.
Henry Ogonosky became concerned when he started to frequently feel out of breath. The then 79-year-old Bay Ridge resident was used to being active, visiting with his 27 grandkids and shaving a few strokes off his golf game. The results of a cardiac stress test indicated Mr. Ogonosky needed an angiogram. This test checks for … Read more
Meet Bob Marcolini, an active 80-year-old from Brooklyn who found himself facing down prostate cancer. Thanks to the help of new Medicare coverage for the groundbreaking Focal HIFU technology as a treatment for prostate cancer and the efforts of Dr. David Silver and his dedicated team at the Maimonides Prostate Center, Bob’s story has a happy ending.
After recovering from COVID-19, Ernest Weinberger suffered a severe STEMI heart attack. Learn what crucial procedure saved his life and led to a speedy recovery at Maimonides Medical Center, a hospital highly regarded for heart-attack treatment.
Watch to learn the story of Lynette Rivera and how Maimonides Heart and Vascular Institute saved her life with LVAD.
When J. Phillip Thompson, PhD, Deputy Mayor of New York City, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he found the next-level treatment he was looking for at the Maimonides Prostate Center.
Leo Cohen and his wife of over 50 years wanted a solution when he first received the worrying news of a prostate cancer diagnosis.
53-year-old Bronx mechanic Oswald Rodriguez receives state-of-the-art treatment and comprehensive support in dealing with the complexities of prostate cancer.
Retired electrician Joseph Di Santo was concerned about his prostate health. Discover why he trusted the experts at Maimonides Prostate Center to determine the best treatment plan.