The lack of specialized pediatric cardiac surgeons in lebanon: a humanitarian catastrophe

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• who: Jana Zeineddine from the Pediatric cardiac surgery Four pediatric cardiac surgery centers exist in Lebanon, including the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Hammoud Hospital and Beirut Heart Center [3]However, over the last three years the overwhelming majority of pediatric heart surgeons fled to secure more stable careers in the United States of America (USA) and Europe, leaving Lebanon with only eight pediatric cardiologists and five pediatric cardiac surgeons [4]. This led to the passing of four pediatric patients over a timespan of two weeks in February of , [3]. To combat this . . .
  

   

  

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