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Philadelphia Doctor, Former Patient On Mission To Help Others In Need Of Organ Transplants
The doctor and his one-time patient from South America are now friends and are working together to help others who need organ transplants.

July 19, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Dr. Stephen Dunn at Nemours Children's Hospital and Diego Garcia share a friendship that started three decades ago, but the doctor and his former patient had a special reunion Thursday to celebrate a major milestone.
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The doctor and his one-time patient from South America are now friends and are working together to help others who need organ transplants.
Thirty years ago, Dunn saved Garcia's life.
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