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1993 Retrospective: A War Surgeon on Practicing Medicine While Under Attack

One of the most respected war surgeons, Dr. Chris Giannou. He was Director of surgical operations in Somalia with the International Committee for the Red Cross, from February 92 until January 93. He helped set up field hospitals, taught war surgery, and performed surgery. Before that Giannou spent over two years in a Palestinian Refugee Camp, which was under constant siege. Giannou wrote a book about it, "Besieged: A Doctor's Story of Life and Death in Beirut." (Published by Olive Branch Press). (REBROADCAST FROM 2/25/93).

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Other segments from the episode on December 28, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 28, 1993: Interview with Terry Anderson and Madeleine Bassil; Interview with Chris Giannou.

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