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Louise Schnaufer, MD — surgery (pediatric)

Courtesy Louise Schnaufer, MD

Dr. Louise Schnaufer (1925–2011) held a career full of excitement and innovation as a pediatric surgeon for more than 50 years. In 2001 she traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda with the Doctors On Call for Service Foundation (DOCS), to train surgeons in her specialist skills. She described the trip as the most exciting thing she has ever done.

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