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The Illiterate Surgeon

By Jill on 6.13.2005

This woman is truly an inspiration. With less than a third grade education, she has become one of the world’s leading fistula surgeons, after suffering the devastating injury herself. And kudos to Nicholas Kristof for drawing attention to obstetric fistulas, one of the least-covered and most terrible maternal health issues facing developing nations.

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    manxome 6.13.2005 at 1:19 pm |

    Wow. Now, that’s what a real hero is.

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    Raznor 6.13.2005 at 4:44 pm |

    When I first saw this post title, I thought it would be about Bill Frist. But I suppose idiot doctor would describe him better.

    In the meanwhile, a very inspirational story.

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