Decision makers
CHOP: Special needs individuals deserve life-saving transplantsChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia- Madhura PradhanKidney Program Attending Staff
- Kevin E. C. MeyersKidney Program Attending Staff
- Lawrence A. CopelovitchKidney Program Attending Physician
- Mary B. LeonardKidney Program Attending Staff
- Bernard S. KaplanKidney Program Attending Staff
- Stuart P. SullivanExecutive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
- Margaret M. JonesExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
- Kimberly SternerKidney Program Social Worker
- Philip R. JohnsonChief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President
- Cynthia GreenKidney Program Social Worker
- Madeline BellPresident and Chief Operating Officer
- Caryle GlahKidney Program Social Worker
- Steven M. AltschulerChief Executive Officer
- Nataliya ZelikovskyKidney Program Psychologist
- Jeffrey D. KahnExecutive Vice President and General Counsel
- George V. Bochanski, Jr.Director of Public Relations
Allow the kidney transplant Amelia Rivera needs to survive
Three year old Amelia Rivera is being denied the right to a life-saving kidney transplant simply because she is cognitively impaired.
You can read Chrissy Rivera's agonizing story of how they were treated at CHOP here: http://www.wolfhirschhorn.org/2012/01/amelia/brick-walls/
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CHOP: Special needs individuals deserve life-saving transplants - Kidney Program Attending Staff
Madhura Pradhan - Kidney Program Attending Staff
Kevin E. C. Meyers
- Kidney Program Attending Physician
Lawrence A. Copelovitch - Kidney Program Attending Staff
Mary B. Leonard - Kidney Program Attending Staff
Bernard S. Kaplan - Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Stuart P. Sullivan - Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Margaret M. Jones - Kidney Program Social Worker
Kimberly Sterner - Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President
Philip R. Johnson - Kidney Program Social Worker
Cynthia Green - President and Chief Operating Officer
Madeline Bell - Kidney Program Social Worker
Caryle Glah - Chief Executive Officer
Steven M. Altschuler - Kidney Program Psychologist
Nataliya Zelikovsky - Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Jeffrey D. Kahn - Director of Public Relations
George V. Bochanski, Jr.
I just signed the following petition addressed to: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): Special needs individuals deserve life-saving transplants.
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I am urging Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to allow the kidney transplant Amelia Rivera needs to live.
In a meeting with the transplant doctor, Dr. H. Jorge Baluarte and her parents, Amelia was denied the right to a life-saving kidney transplant based on her diagnosis of "mental retardation".
I am shocked and angered by the fact that an individual has been denied the right to the transplant that will save her life based solely on her IQ level.
It is my sincere hope you will read Chrissy Rivera's post about the way she was treated by Dr. Baluarte and a member of the social work staff and that you will do the right thing and reconsider the decision of two members of your staff and allow her life-saving transplant to be completed:
http://www.wolfhirschhorn.org/2012/01/amelia/brick-walls/
Please know that the special needs community will not stand idly by as one of our own is discriminated against in this manner. We will not stop advocating for Amelia Rivera, and children like her, until she receives the transplant she deserves.
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Sincerely,
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