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A Heart Surgeon Saved His Life as a Teen. Now They Perform Surgeries Together.

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Author(s): Maggie Penman

Mesfin Yana Dollar, who received life-saving heart surgery as a teenager in the United States, now collaborates with Dr. Jim Kauten, the surgeon who saved him, as a cardiac perfusionist at the Mayo Clinic. Together, they perform advanced open-heart surgeries and participate in medical missions to help patients in Ethiopia.  

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