Dr. Novick returned to Zagreb, Croatia where he operated on children with congenital heart defects from 1993 to 2003 – a time when Croatia lacked the specialists and proper equipment required to perform complex surgeries for children with heart defects. Dozens of his previous patients welcomed Dr. Novick. Press HRT MagazineNovi List ArticleDNEVNIK.hrJutarnjiLIST24 SATADANAS.hr
If the fight against heart disease is a war, William Novick is a five-star general. Read the article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While the fighting in Ukraine rages on, global congenital heart surgeon William M. Novick, MD, can be found in the operating rooms of hospitals throughout the war-torn country, saving lives of the littlest patients.
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“I know it’s crazy. I understand that. But these kids can’t wait for the war to end,” said Dr. William Novick.
“When they called, you could hear the desperation in the surgeon’s voice. He had, at that time, four newborns that his team was not cable of operating on and asked if we could do something.”
In Their Own Words: An American doctor in Ukraine saves childrens’ lives Watch the segment on CNBC
American doctor helps sick kids in Ukraine One pediatric surgeon traveled from Memphis, Tennessee to Lviv, Ukraine to help families struggling to find care for their severely ill children. Dr. Bill Novick details his first surgery on a 17-day-old Ukrainian newborn.
The Associated Press published an article detailing Global Cardiac Alliance’s trip to the Tajoura National Heart Center in Tripoli, Libya. Read the article in Associated Press
