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Philly teen, shot in the head a year ago, returns to St. Chris to thank the doctors and nurses who helped him beat the odds

Ivan Cuevas, 17, has defied the odds. After a month in the hospital and another in rehab, he’s walking, speaking, and back at school.

Dr. Tina Loven, the neurosurgeon who saved the life of Ivan Cuevas, 17, when he was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting a year ago, hugs Cuevas while his family looks on at St. Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Cuevas and his family returned to the hospital to thank the doctors and nurses who saved his life.
Dr. Tina Loven, the neurosurgeon who saved the life of Ivan Cuevas, 17, when he was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting a year ago, hugs Cuevas while his family looks on at St. Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Cuevas and his family returned to the hospital to thank the doctors and nurses who saved his life.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer