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Father and daughter doctors join forces for heart surgery

Sophia Roberts, MD, is currently training to be a heart surgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

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  • Father and daughter successfully undergo same rare brain surgery

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  • What types of heart diseases are treated with surgery?

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  • What happens during an aortic valve replacement surgery?

  • Why are some children born with congenital heart defects?

  • Which hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients are good candidates for surgery?

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