Brain Surgeon Refuses Treatment For Own Angina Attack Until Finished Operating

An Italian brain surgeon who had an angina attack while performing routine surgery to remove a glioblastoma tumor from the brain of a patient, refused to be treated until he had finished the procedure. After completing the brain operation in a Naples hospital, 59-year old Claudio Vitale then underwent his own operation to clear an artery. Vitale is chief neurosurgeon at the Cardarelli Hospital, one of Southern Italy's largest hospitals. Continue reading ...