Adult, pediatric surgeons team up to save baby girl with condition usually seen in older men

Nearly a dozen OHSU specialists — led by vascular, pediatric surgeons — successfully perform emergency surgery to treat condition exceptionally rare in children

By Nicole Rideout May 19, 2023 Portland, Oregon

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The Busk family

Hailee and Quaid Busk bring their daughter, Blakely, back to OHSU for a checkup following her life-saving operation in April. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Blakely's Surgeon Team at OHSU

From left to right: Cherrie Z. Abraham M.D., Sherene Shalhub, M.D., M.P.H., Mubeen A. Jafri, M.D., Ashok Muralidaran, M.D. (OHSU)

Checking up

Hailee and Quaid Busk bring their daughter, Blakely, back to OHSU for a checkup following her life-saving operation in April. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Baby Blakely

Hailee and Quaid Busk bring their daughter, Blakely, back to OHSU for a checkup following her life-saving operation in April. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

A life-saving operation

Hailee and Quaid Busk bring their daughter, Blakely, back to OHSU for a checkup following her life-saving operation in April. They thanked Sherene Shalhub, M.D., M.P.H., head of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at OHSU. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)