Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq

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War has advanced the way doctors approach and conduct surgery, both in conflict zones and in general hospitals. In this video, Dr. Coppola talks about the advances of surgical care throughout history, his experiences in Iraq, and having to choose when to let a patient go.



When the son of a Sheik becomes desperately ill in Balad, Dr. Chris Coppola summons a Black Hawk helicopter and risks his life to transport the child safely to Baghdad for a life-saving operation.



Dr. Chris Coppola talks about his experiences in Iraq treating and caring for Iraqi children wounded in the war's crossfire. Though deployed to Iraq to treat wounded US troops, Dr. Coppola realized his highest calling while saving the lives of Iraqi children.