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The story behind surgical separation of conjoined twins, Nima and Dawa (Re-release)
Dr Joe Crameri, Head of Paediatric Surgery at the RCH explains the details of the successful operation and the ongoing post-surgical care for the resilient and much-loved twins.
A medical team at the Royal Children's Hospital successfully separated conjoined Bhutanese twins, Nima and Dawa. The 14-month-old girls and their mother were brought to Australia in October 2018, courtesy of the charity organisation Children First Foundation, to undergo the surgery led by Dr Joe Crameri, Head of Paediatric Surgery at the RCH. He explains the details of the successful operation and the ongoing post-surgical care for the resilient and much-loved twins.
