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Hillcrest Hospital Hosts International Medical Symposium

Three-day program attended by 17 prominent doctors.

and the Cleveland Clinic's main campus were the sites of a recent three-day scientific program provided by the faculty of the Clinic's Women's Health Institute.

The International Symposium for Professors in Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine attracted physicians from Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Panama, Japan and Italy.

The event featured lectures, case presentations and live surgeries. Medical professionals shared state-of-the-art information, data and best practices. A professor from Egypt had the opportunity to present his work to the group.

Leading the event were Women's Health Institute Chairman Dr. Tommaso Falcone and program director Dr. Elliot Philipson.

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