Featured News

Zion Harvey's Visit with Dr. Levin

If you follow the news at all, chances are that you've heard the name Zion Harvey. In the beginning of the summer, the eight-year-old made headlines around the world as the first pediatric patient to ever receive a bilateral hand transplant. The transplant team, which included nearly two dozen individuals between Penn Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was led by our own L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery here at Penn Medicine.

Six weeks after he made history, Zion was finally ready to leave the hospital and complete his recovery down in his home city of Baltimore - but not before one last visit with Levin, who in conjunction with a few physical therapy specialists led Zion through a string of dexterity tests to see just how his new hands are coming along. Over the course of the 45-minute visit, Zion told Levin all about his plans for the future, which included doing what he can to help out others in similar situations and writing to the parents of the child whose hands he received.

He's a wonderful, brilliant child, and we are privileged to have been a part of his story. I was lucky enough to be taking photos of Zion's meeting with Levin, which you can find in a slideshow below.

You Might Also Be Interested In...

About this Blog

This blog is written and produced by Penn Medicine’s Department of Communications. Subscribe to our mailing list to receive an e-mail notification when new content goes live!

Views expressed are those of the author or other attributed individual and do not necessarily represent the official opinion of the related Department(s), University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), or the University of Pennsylvania, unless explicitly stated with the authority to do so.

Health information is provided for educational purposes and should not be used as a source of personal medical advice.

Blog Archives

Go

Author Archives

Go
Share This Page: