300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (617) 355-6000 Clinical Services (Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation): Patient Stories The Next STEP When he was just one day old, Devin O'Bleanis had surgery in New York to correct a twisting of his intestine. But when the problem persisted... Brainstorm to Breakthrough: A Surgical Procedure Is Born A month before he turned 2, Alex Malo became the first patient to have a STEP procedure, an innovative bowel-lengthening operation invented at Children's Hospital Boston. The information on this website should not be taken as medical advice, which can only be given to you by your personal health care professional. Copyright © Children's Hospital Boston. All rights reserved.