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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 black and white photograph of Koop in a lab coat by the twins lying under blankets.

Koop and the Twins, 1974

Dr. C. Everett Koop standing over the separated Rodriguez twins in post-operative recovery.
Courtesy The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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Profiles in Science: Everett Koop Papers