Shawn Rocco Blogs by Shawn Rocco Close Video Pediatric Heart Patient Embraces the Spirit of Giving Paige Sullivan was born with a heart defect and had it repaired at Duke University Hospital. Now she helps other sick kids embrace their inner superhero by… Close Video First Hand Transplant Recipient in NC Gains Use of New Hand (Video) On May 27th, Duke doctors performed the first-of-its-kind hand transplant surgery in North Carolina on 54-year-old Rene Chavez.