Trauma Team Saves a Teen Surfer from Paralysis
15-year-old Marcos jumped off a surfboard to avoid hitting a group of children and suffered a neck break, resulting in paralysis. An 8-hour surgery at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland helped bring him back on his feet and now, a year later, he’s walking and kicking a soccer ball again.
![A young teenage boy named Marcos Ornellas stands outside on a deck and looks off into a hilly view.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_card__image/public/2024-06/marcos-ornellas.jpg)