PROLOGUE
Set the Record Straight

CHAPTER 1
With Determination and Fearlessness

CHAPTER 2
Doing Surgery in the Bedroom

CHAPTER 3
Doing Good in the Community

CHAPTER 4
From Her Family Forward

CHAPTER 5
Finding Fulfillment in Giving Back

CHAPTER 6
You Can’t Be What You Can’t See

CHAPTER 7
Healthcare Is a Human Right

CHAPTER 8
“I Will Not Be the Last”

CHAPTER 9
Crusading for Public Health

EPILOGUE
Remember Their Stories

Notes
Image Credits
Index

Table of Contents

PROLOGUE
Set the Record Straight

CHAPTER 1
With Determination and Fearlessness

CHAPTER 2
Doing Surgery in the Bedroom

CHAPTER 3
Doing Good in the Community

CHAPTER 4
From Her Family Forward

CHAPTER 5
Finding Fulfillment in Giving Back

CHAPTER 6
You Can’t Be What You Can’t See

CHAPTER 7
Healthcare Is a Human Right

CHAPTER 8
“I Will Not Be the Last”

CHAPTER 9
Crusading for Public Health

EPILOGUE
Remember Their Stories

Notes
Image Credits
Index

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