Who:

Salih Yasin, M.D., UHealth OB/GYN
Ivan Gonzalez, M.D., UHealth Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Delia Rivera-Hernandez, M.D., UHealth Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Audina Berrocal, M.D., Opthamologist, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Micaela MilagrosMendoza Ramirez, Holtz Children’s Patient
Maria Fernanda Ramirez Bolivar, mother

What:

At three months pregnant, Maria Fernanda Ramirez Bolivar contracted the Zika Virus in her native Venezuela. She tested positive for the virus in April after experiencing symptoms, including rash and body aches. UHealth – University of Miami Health System doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital monitored her through the rest of her pregnancy.

On June 28, Maria Fernanda Ramirez Bolivar, delivered her fourth child at the Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial. Little Micaela Milagros Mendoza Ramirez weighed eight pounds, and one ounce. She remained at Holtz Children’s Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit for more than weeks, where she underwent of tests to measure the impact of the virus.

During a press conference, Maria Fernanda and her team of UHealth and Jackson doctors will update media on Micaela’s course of treatment, which currently include physical and occupational therapy at Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital.

When:

August 26, 2016, 12:00 p.m.

Where:

Jackson Memorial Hospital
Ira Clark Diagnostic Treatment Center, Room 259
In the corner of N.W. 12th Avenue and 19th Street
Miami, FL 33136

Editor’s Note:

Media can park at the curb outside of DTC.

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Jackson Health System
1611 N.W. 12th Avenue Miami, FL 33136