Pediatric Heart Surgeon in Santiago Dominican Republic Volunteers to Save Children’s Lives
A day in the life of Dr. Carlos Troconis Chief Cardiac Surgeon in Santiago, D.R.
Its 12:45am and I am in the Pediatric ICU unit of Hospital Metropolitano of Santiago, Dominican Republic; side by side with Dr Carlos Troconis, a dedicated pediatric heart surgeon who toils in this hospital to save lives.
Dr Troconis and I spent the day together visiting HOMS, the newest hospital in the Caribbean basin. A spectacular modern, digital, 250 bed hospital facility. We finally sat down for dinner at 10pm and headed to his apartment when the cell phone range and he was called to treat a child in serious condition due to Dange Fever.
While not a cardiac case, and therefore it is doubtful that he will even get paid; Dr Troconis is often called in the middle of the night to help save a child’s life. The handsome man, with silver hair, drops everything and hurries to perform complex interventional and surgical procedures on small babies and children.
Earlier in the day, we responded to an urgent call to evaluate a case of a 9 month old baby from Trinidad who needs cardiac surgery. Dr Troconis our lead surgical medical director in the Dominican Republic, is pleased to help, responding to a higher authority. Carlos has been toiling for seven years to build a great program in Santiago, the second largest city in the D.R. It is finally coming together.
Dr Troconis is one of some ten doctors who work with us to ensure that the highest standards of quality are applied in the care of our patients. He is a professional of the highest caliber. The type I would want to operate on my kids.
Its 1am…there is no end in sight to this case . . . and we have a full day tomorrow.
Its now 1:30am, while Dr Troconis waits for the anasthisiologist, we make a run for the apartment. He drops me off and returns to the hospital. I go to sleep at 150am. Carlos has a white night. Another day (and night) at the office. To be continued. . .
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