Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The heart transplant team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center has had an incredible year. In the midst of the pandemic, we performed a record 29 heart transplants in 2020. At the same time, heart transplant surgeon Ezequiel Molina, MD, performed more than 100 heart transplants, which was a personal record. Watch this ABC 7 News - WJLA story, as we meet Dr. Molina and his 101st transplant patient, Rioke Pecku, who shares details of her journey with Dr. Molina.
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The heart transplant team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center has had an incredible year. In the midst of the pandemic, we performed a record 29 heart transplants in 2020. At the same time, heart transplant surgeon Ezequiel Molina, MD, performed more than 100 heart transplants, which was a personal record. Watch this ABC 7 News - WJLA story, as we meet Dr. Molina and his 101st transplant patient, Rioke Pecku, who shares details of her journey with Dr. Molina.
Read more: Read more: bit.ly/3ltLMXE










