Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Damascus University

  • The bulletproof doctor

    Ammar SaadOttawa, Ontario, Canada I had been admitted to the Damascus University General Hospital a few months earlier, but ever since the war had started, doctors rarely visited my ward. Mirriam, a young resident doctor, was the exception. She came often to my room and made me feel as though I was her favorite patient.…