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Gallery: Separation Surgeries

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A black and white photograph of an adult holding the newborn twins on a table.
A black and white photograph of a man in a lab coat standing at a white board.
A handwritten chart with diagrams and annotations was part of the planning for the surgery.
A black and white photograph of Koop in a lab coat by the twins lying under blankets.
A photograph of the separated twins in intensive care, one awake looking at the other asleep.
A black and white photograph of Koop in a suit holding the separated twins in street clothes.
A photograph of the young twins standing together leaning on a coffee table outdoors.

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A handwritten chart with diagrams and annotations was part of the planning for the surgery.

Operation Planning Chart, 1974

Photograph of Dr. Koop’s notes detailing the surgery that will separate the Rodriguez twins.
Courtesy C. Everett Koop

More Information on this Topic

Profiles in Science: Everett Koop Papers