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>> MY NAME IS LAURA MERCER-ROSA.
I'M A PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OF PHILADELPHIA.
I WORK IN THE CARDIAC CENTER HERE.
THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE.
THE CARDIAC CENTER IS ESSENTIALLY DEVOTED
100 PERCENT TO CHILDREN WITH HEART PROBLEMS,
NOT ONLY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE.
IT'S A SERVICE COMPRISED OF MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF PROFESSIONALS NOT ONLY SURGEONS,
CARDIOLOGISTS, AND NURSES, BUT A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE
WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES JUST TO MAKE THE LIVES
OF CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE BETTER.
I DO GENERAL CARDIOLOGY.
I ALSO DO IMAGING;
I'M AN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHER.
I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME DOING RESEARCH.
AND THE REASON WHY I DO RESEARCH IS BECAUSE I WANT
TO DO SOMETHING IN MY RESEARCH THAT WILL HELP ME
IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE.