A Change of Heart
A Change of Heart
June 1, 2020
In this episode, Dr. Jessie Werner interviews one of EMRA’s 45u45 winners, Dr. Alin Gragossian. As a senior EM resident Alin was diagnosed with heart failure and required an emergent heart transplant. This is the inspiring story that every person should hear!
Host
Jessie Werner, MD
University of California San Francisco – Fresno
Fellow - Emergency Medicine Education
@JessWernerMD
EMRA*Cast Episodes
Guests
Alin Gragossian, DO, MPH
Residency: UPMC Pinnacle, PGY-3
EMResident Articles
Twitter: @ag_em33
Overview:
In this episode, Dr. Jessie Werner interviews one of EMRA’s 45u45 winners, Dr. Alin Gragossian. As a senior EM resident Alin was diagnosed with heart failure and required an emergent heart transplant. This is the inspiring story that every person should hear!
Special thanks goes to Dr. Shyam Murali (@smuramed), resident at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, for editing this episode!
Key Resources:
- Check out Alin’s blog at https://www.achangeofhe.art/
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