As part of Dr Siti Laura Mazalan’s job as a congenital and paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, she touches a tiny infant’s beating heart, handling the delicate arteries, veins and valves, in order to treat congenital and acquired heart and chest diseases in children. We speak to Dr Siti Laura about why this vital field in medicine urgently needs to be pursued by young doctors and medical students. 

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