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Middleton Students Participate In Inaugural Live Open Heart Surgery
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last Tuesday, 50 students at Middleton High School were given the opportunity to observe open heart surgery as it took place. This was made possible by a first of its kind partnership between Florida Hospital and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI).
The open heart surgery was broadcast live in MOSI’s Coleman Science Works The- ater for the students to wit- ness as surgeons from Florida Hospital performed the sur- gical procedure.
Dr. Charles Lambert,
Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute Medical Director, narrated the surgery and the students were given the op- portunity to ask questions as the operation took place.
Dr. Lambert said, “We wanted the students to ask questions and interacted with medical professionals as they watched the procedure.
“This experience is the only one of its kind in Florida, where the students had the chance to witness the surgery in real time.”
Ms. LeShea Serrano,
Assistant Principal of Mag- num and Curriculum said, “It was a very, very fruitful and rich experience. The students were able to participate in live streaming, Open Heart surgery. The female patient was getting valve replace- ments.
“Afterwards, they were able to network with the physicians in the Cardiac area of Florida Hospital for future potential and career align- ment.”
from three grade levels in the Biomedical Magnet Program. Ms. Serrano said Mid- dleton High School was the only school chosen to witness
the surgery.
The 10th grade students
were: Smanatha App, Adam Mohammed, Shreya Nidadavolu, Bai- ley Phillips, Mehdi Rizk, Majethia S. Saagar, and Brianna Shroeder.
The 11th grade students were: Amidat O. Abim- bola, Olatayo S. Bakare,
Isabel A. Bazile, Serina R. Bush, Alena R. Carter, Saisidvi Chappidi, Enku W. Chung, Nia I. Corlis, Julia B. Cross, Kimberley C. Den Tuinder, Nicholas E. Drobes, Joseph A. Gas- ton, Dominic S. Gregoris, Jessica Jesurajan, Aly Khaled, Danielle T. Lassey, Sphurti R. Nee- lam, Aayushi B. Patel, Ju- lian C. Silva, Soriah N. Soler, Manika Srivas- tava, Faith L. Tanner, Panith A. Thiruvenka-
tasamy, Sarah Tkat- senko, Jeffrey P. Williams, and Kepra A. Young.
The 12th grade students who witnessed the surgery were: Alexia S. Brehio, Delsa Z. Collins, Syllissa R. Davis, Danaysha J. Green, Franchesca R. Hernandez-Suazo, Kiana N. Humber, Destiny Me- lendez, Sydney A. Petty, Ciera M. Pinder, Carlos
M. Rodriguez-Cosme, Sachi Shibata, Catherine Shorey, Tracey S. Vilvert, and Kimani D. Williams.
The teachers who accom- panied the students were: Ms. LeShea Serrano, As- sistant Principal for Magnet Curriculum; Dr. Joseph Zendegui, Lead Biomed In- structor, and Ms. Dorothy Schroeder, Middleton High School Math Department Chairperson.
The students were chosen
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