Dr. James Goodrich had developed a special method to separate twins conjoined at the skull.
Einstein College of Medicine in New York City attributed his death to complications associated with COVID-19. He was 73.
"Every neurosurgeon in America, maybe around the world, knew who Jim Goodrich is," said Dr. Jeffrey Oppenheim, a neurosurgeon and chair of the Rockland County Board of Health. The surgery took months to plan, with multiple surgical steps taken before the final marathon surgery to separate the boys, who were fused at the top of their heads. Still, there was a surprise: a two-square-inch section of brain that was fused instead of being separated by a plane, as doctors had expected.
Goodrich connected with his young patients, and had developed a dear relationship with the Aguirre boys. For their second birthday in April 2003, the neurosurgeon baked each a chocolate cake."We were profoundly saddened to learn of Dr. Goodrich’s passing," said Larry Levine, president and CEO of Blythedale Children's Hospital, where the Aguirre twins received post-surgery rehabilitation.
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