superhero indian cardiothorasic surgeon

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:03 pm

heard a fabulous story about this guy on NPR. very inspiring man:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2015/01/05/375142025/india-s-philanthropist-delivers-cardiac-surgery-henry-ford-style

But the hospital is tougher on a male child who needs surgery. Shetty figures in a culture that puts a premium on sons, families of boys will somehow raise the money. A girl in India, however, is far more likely to die before the age of 5 for lack of adequate food and medical care.

"They will never raise the money for a girl child," Shetty says. "So if it is a girl child we talk to them very politely and the moment they start asking tough questions, we tell them, 'Don't bother, you don't pay anything; we'll take care of the child.' "

"There are certain things in life you just do only once," says pulmonary critical care specialist Dr. N. Rajagopalan. After 23 years away, he came home to treat his fellow Indians and said goodbye to a $350,000-a-year practice in Miami.

"It's a precipitous fall from that year," he laughs. "But as I said, health care is a mess everywhere, and I think whatever Dr. Shetty has been doing is remarkable."

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:10 pm

people like dr.shetty are real heroes for resolutely believing in the idea that healthcare is a fundamental human right and should be divorced from financial considerations.

by confuzzled dude Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:39 pm

Kudos to this great man/wonderful human being. Thanks for posting this article.

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