16 December 2005 16:38
First Lady meets heart surgeons
Kateryna Yushchenko, Head of the Supervisory Council of the Ukraine 3000 Foundation, met with famous Ukrainian and American heart surgeons to introduce two big Texas hospitals to their Ukrainian partners, the Rivne Children’s Hospital and the Volyn Medical Children’s Association.
Professor Vasyl Lazoryshynets, Doctor Nadiya Rudenko, Professor Anatoly Rudenko, Director of the Medical Relief Fund Oleksandr Etnis, Hospital to Hospital Coordinator Vira Pavlyuk, Doctor John Wood, and heart surgeon Charles Reuter attended the meeting.
They discussed the current state of cardiology facilities at the Rivne Hospital and ways to launch a program to develop cardiosurgical and neonatal aid in the region. In Ukraine, almost 70% of handicapped children suffer from heart and blood vessel disease. It is vital to render high-quality aid to such patients, so we should build a modern cardiology center to timely diagnose congenital heart disease.
John Wood informed those present that on December 21, 9:30 AM, American heart surgeon Charles Reuter would conduct a presentation of the so-called Maze Procedure for his Ukrainian colleagues. It will take place at the Amosov Institute.
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