Episode 23 - Separating Conjoined Twins Part 1: The Plan

In Part 1 of this special episode of The Glennon Factor, hosts David Hanschu and Laura Wulf are joined by Dr. Andrew White, Chief Medical Officer at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, to share the remarkable story of how craniopagus twins Hiyab and Wuhbtb traveled from Ethiopia to St. Louis for lifesaving care. Together, they explore the extraordinary planning, international coordination, and multidisciplinary teamwork required to evaluate one of the rarest and most complex conditions in medicine. Guests Dr. Kevin Chen, Dr. Philippe Mercier, Dr. Joanna Kemp, and Dr. Naila Ahmad explain how months of imaging, staged procedures, and innovation laid the foundation for a possible separation. Hear the incredible behind-the-scenes journey that led up to a historic surgery.