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Pakistani boy's heart beats thanks to Dr Venugopal
Published on Sat, May 10, 2008 at 20:16, Updated at Sun, May 11, 2008 in 
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FAST ACT: After resuming office at AIIMS, Venugopal performed his first surgery.
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New Delhi: After resuming office at AIIMS, P Venugopal performed his first surgery on Saturday - and the patient was a one-year-old baby all the way from Pakistan.
One-year-old George Majid can now sleep peacefully. George, a Pakistani national had a one-inch hole in his heart. As a result, he did not gain weight and had repeated lung infection. With getting treatment difficult in Pakistan, his parents contacted AIIMS.
George’s father says, “A similar case in our village had been treated at AIIMS, so we approached the hospital and they are now doing it for free.”
Doctors at AIIMS helped the family get temporary visas to India. The family is now all praise for the hospital authorities.
His mother says, “They have taken good care of us. They have treated my child as if he was their own.”
The operation headed by AIIMS director P Venugopal, was conducted on Saturday morning and lasted 30 minutes. This is Dr Venugopal's first operation after resuming office.
Talking about the operation AIIMS cardiologist Dr A K Bisoi said, “We put a synthetic patch over the hole and have cleared the connection to the lung. He is fine now.”
George has now been shifted to the hospital's ICU. He will be under observation for the next four days. The family hopes to return to Pakistan soon.
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It is all too much.. there are lots of indian heart specilists does good work and give life to many
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can dr venogopal give ramdos heart transplant..please
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hey, last time I checked, all Doctors in all countries are supposed to save lives, fix heart holes and things
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Funny is it not that a 65+ years old man is making MORE contribution to the society than the Health
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