Dr Noor ul Owase Jeelani is a pediatric neurosurgeon from England’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. He led the surgery at Soroka Medical Centre in Beersheba, Israel to separate a pair of 1 year old twins who were conjoined at the head.
Jeelani Led Operation To Separate Brazilian Conjoined Twins. “The 33-hour-long operation involved a series of seven procedures and it eventually separated three-year-old twins, Bernardo and Arthur Lima in Rio de Janeiro. Dr Noor ul Owase Jeelani from London’s GOSH headed the large team of 100 surgeons, engineers and other staffers in the complicated operation. Dr Jeelani was assisted by Dr Gabriel Mufarrej, who heads paediatric surgery at Instituto Estadual do Cerebro Paulo Niemeyer. It was this hospital that was taking care of the twins for last more than 30 months.” [Kashmir Life]
Dr Noor ul Owase Jeelani Conjoined Twin Surgery Details
Photo: Twins who were separated in Israel
Twins Were Born August 2020. “The twin girls were born at Soroka last August conjoined at the back of the head. Dozens of hospital staff accompanied the family from the moment of birth until the day of the operation.” [YNET]
First Time Surgery Has Been Done In Israel. “The successful surgery at a hospital in the southern city of Beersheba on Thursday was a moment of triumph both for the family and the medical team of 50 that performed the feat after months of preparation. ” [NY Times]
Surgery Took 12 Hours. “The 12-hour surgery, which took place in Beersheba, Israel, was led by UK neurosurgeon Dr Noor ul Owase Jeelani with the support of a local team at Soroka Medical Centre in Israel. It is the first time the rare and complex procedure has been executed outside the UK by the team at Gemini Untwined, since it was founded in 2018. The team have now completed 5 separation surgeries altogether since 2006.” [Gemini Untwined]
Twin Girls Now Eating On Their Own. “”They are breathing and eating on their own,” Eldad Silberstein, the head of Soroka’s plastic surgery department, told Israel’s Channel 12 news.” [BBC]
3D Models Used To Prepare Surgery. “The process leading up to the operation was lengthy. In preparation, 3D models were used to simulate how to successfully separate the bones and blood vessels around the brain. Months ahead, the twins were given tissue expanders so doctors could easily close their scalps after the surgery, Ynet reported.” [USA Today]
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