ZAGREB, March 18 (hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Monday honoured U.S. cardiologist William Novick, director of the "Children Heart" international foundation. Dr. Novick was decorated with the Order of the Croatian Morning
Star for his contribution to humanitarian activities by treating children with congenital heart defects and training Croatian doctors and medical staff.
ZAGREB, March 18 (hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Monday
honoured U.S. cardiologist William Novick, director of the
"Children Heart" international foundation. Dr. Novick was
decorated with the Order of the Croatian Morning Star for his
contribution to humanitarian activities by treating children with
congenital heart defects and training Croatian doctors and medical
staff.#L#
Dr. Novick is a professor of children's cardiac surgery in Memphis.
Since the spring of 1993 he has visited Croatia twice a year as a
volunteer, performing surgery on children with heart defects.
In 1998 he initiated humanitarian cooperation between the Croatian
Health Institute and the International Heart Foundation.
Since 1993, Dr. Novick has performed surgery on 500 children with
congenital heart defects.
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