Title:

Clara and Alta Rodriguez with their mother

Creator:

Rozanski, Gervase J.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Firm)

Date:

20 September 1974

Description:

Clara and Alta Rodriguez, Siamese twins from the Dominican Republic, were joined at the pelvis and shared several internal organs, including one liver and colon. Their successful separation when they were 14 months old by Dr. C. Everett Koop brought him international acclaim.

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Genre:

Photographic prints

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Operation planning chart for separating a pair of Siamese twins, 1974
C. Everett Koop and his surgical team during the separation of Siamese twins Alta and Clara Rodriquez, 1974
C. Everett Koop and Louise Schnaufer during the operation to separate Siamese twins Clara and Alta Rodriquez, 1974
An exhausted C. Everett Koop following his operation to separate Siamese twins Clara and Alta Rodriguez, 1974
Clara Rodriguez, age 15, 1988

Legacy ID:

QQBBSP

NLM ID:

101584930X300

Profiles Collection:

The C. Everett Koop Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X300

Story Section:

Congenital Birth Defects and the Medical Rights of Children: The "Baby Doe" Controversy