Global Medicine

A Young Iraqi Girl Endures After Complex Heart Surgery


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Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD
Guest: Karla Christian, MD
Despite the tremendous conflict in Iraq, there have been many medical miracles. One such story centers around Amenah Al-Bayati, a young Iraqi girl found ill by a United States Marine Corps battalion surgeon, who suspected the girl had a potentially life-threatening heart condition, fixable only by immediate surgery. Amenah was subsequently brought to the United States for this complex, life-saving surgery, performed by Dr. Karla Christian at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital in Nashville. Find out more, as host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill speaks with Dr. Christian about the complexities of little Amenah’s surgery.
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