Twins' Names: Maria Teresa and Mara de Jesus Quiej-Alvarez
Birthdate: July 25, 2001
Hometown: Guatemala
Type of Conjoined Twins: Craniopagus
Separation Date: August 6, 2002
Separation Location: Mattel Children's Hospital. UCLA Medical Center; Los Angeles, California
Separation Team: Jorge Lazareff, director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Henry Kawamoto Jr., surgical director of the UCLA Craniofacial Clinic
Henry 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.
