Twins' Names:
Maria Teresa and Mara de Jesus Quiej-AlvarezBirthdate:
July 25, 2001Hometown:
GuatemalaType of Conjoined Twins:
CraniopagusSeparation Date:
August 6, 2002Separation Location:
Mattel Children's Hospital. UCLA Medical Center; Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeparation Team:
Jorge Lazareff, director of Pediatric NeurosurgeryHenry Kawamoto Jr., surgical director of the UCLA Craniofacial Clinic
Status:
Released from the hospital and returned home in early 2003. They returned to the United States later that year after contracting meningitis. The twins remain in the United States, living with volunteer families. Their parents visit when they can.
