They Thought I Had a “Little Medical Job.” Then My Cousin Told 40 Guests the Truth

Heart Association Young Investigator Award. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Distinguished Achievement. Boston Memorial Hospital—Chief of Pediatric Surgery.

A photo frame sat among them: me surrounded by children with faint white scars peeking from their shirts, one little boy holding a handmade sign reading THANK YOU DR. HARTWELL.

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