Two hearts, one surgeon: a family’s lifelong link at Alder Hey
Colin and his newborn daughter Edith both required heart surgery, with Edith’s life-saving operations performed as a baby by Dr Ram Dhannapuneni at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool; two years later Colin underwent open-heart surgery by the same surgeon. The piece highlights Alder Hey’s 75-year history as a leading pediatric cardiac centre and Dhannapuneni’s role as head of cardiac surgery, noting thousands of surgeries and improving outcomes for children and adults alike.