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Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon and writer

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Apr 12, 202650:50Society & Culture

Professor Stephen Westaby is a former heart surgeon and writer. During his career he performed over 11,000 operations and pioneered the use of life long artificial hearts as an alternative to donor transplants. Stephen w...

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Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon and writer is an episode from Desert Island Discs by BBC. Professor Stephen Westaby is a former heart surgeon and writer. During his career he performed over 11,000 operations and pioneered the use of life...

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