Doctor Performs Lung Transplant In Chennai Despite Getting Hurt In Pune Accident
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Dr Sanjeev Jadhav said he suffered injuries in the accident on Monday evening, but went ahead with his scheduled programme and performed the lung transplant surgery on the 26-year-old patient in the Tamil Nadu capital with the help of his medical team.
A cardiothoracic surgeon suffered injuries in an accident while travelling with a medical team in an airport-bound ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital near Pune for transplant on a patient in Chennai, but chose to ignore his own pain and performed the lifesaving surgical procedure hours later, showing an exemplary commitment to his duty.
Dr Sanjeev Jadhav said he suffered injuries in the accident on Monday evening, but went ahead with his scheduled programme and performed the lung transplant surgery on the 26-year-old patient in the Tamil Nadu capital with the help of his medical team.
The ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital near Pune city along with Dr Jadhav met with the accident in Pimpri-Chinchwad township while it was on its way to the Lohegaon airport here.
