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Medical Relief Foundation

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When a group of American cardiac surgeons from California's Central Valley team up with colleagues in Russia's remote Far East in the city of Vladivostok, unexpected friendships form. The Medical Relief Foundation has worked in Russia's most remote city for five years, bringing technical expertise in bypass and valve surgery and state-of-the-art technology to an eager and developing region.

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Heart to Heart in Vladivostok

In the distant city of Vladivostok, a dedicated volunteer group of California cardiac surgeons has formed a close partnership with Russian doctors to introduce the latest techniques and equipment to this outpost on Russia's far eastern shoreline. This story was written and photographed for KAL Morning Calm.

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