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Meet Narjis, Our First Patient Of 2017!
Narjis was born in Baghdad, Iraq in October 2016. When she was about two weeks old, her parents Akar and Nor Maseer noticed she was breathing fast. They took her to the doctor and an echocardiogram showed she had two holes in her heart, an atrial septal defect and ventricular septal defect. The doctor gave…
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Little Hasen Is Why We Keep Coming Back To Iraq
Hasen sits in his grandmother’s arms, bored and making a terrible fuss. “He was born with three holes in his heart.” His grandmother tells us what we’ve already seen on the ultrasound scan. She was tired, weary. The strain of life and her grandson’s heart problems are nearly too much to bear. Hasen was supposed…
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We’ve Made Amazing Progress, And We’ll Lean In To Do Even More In 2017
Leaning in—this is the common posture we see in every hospital where we work. There are always parents leaning in toward their children, either out of concern or the desire to comfort. But just as often we find ourselves leaning in toward patients, providing the acute care they need. Working beside local teams, we lean…
Congratulations to Dr. Novick for being named one of the Top 50 Most Distinguished Professionals in Medicine, Wellness, and Beauty 2025 by Preferred Health Magazine.
