Erica Thayer   |   July 15, 2019

Creators of the BT Shunt  The BT shunt stands for the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt, often referred solely as the Blalock-Taussig shunt. It is named after those who helped create it — …

Erica Thayer   |   January 31, 2019

Photo Credit: Allyson Gray Photography 10 Weeks Late It took ten weeks and her mother’s persistence for Lauren Bednarz to be diagnosed with Tricuspid Atresia. Since her diagnosis in 1987, …

Erica Thayer   |   August 23, 2018

Multiple CHDs Susan and Andy Smithson went in for their 20-week ultrasound with their whole family. It was time to find out the gender of their soon-to-be-born baby. They were …

Tyler Thayer   |   February 11, 2016

Ultrasound technology has come a long way in the past few decades. Gone are the fuzzy baby blob prints, now replaced by 3D images of cute button noses and chubby …