Ambassador
and Mrs. Simonyi visited Juditka
Sallai at the Children's National Medical Center where she had undergone a
successful heart surgery performed by Richard Jonas, MD., Chief of
Cardiovascular Surgery and Co-Director of the Children’s Heart
Institute.
After
being briefed by Gerard R. Martin, MD, Executive Director on the 10
year-old patient's state of health, Ambassador Simonyi thanked the medical
team for the excellent care his young fellow citizen had received at the
Center. Mr. and Mrs. Sallai were happy to tell the ambassador that, due to
her quick recovery, Juditka can leave the hospital in a few days and
travel back to Hungary in no more than three weeks.
The
surgery was made possible by a donation from Larry King.
Ambassador and Mrs. Simonyi with Juditka, her parents Gábor
Sallai and Judit Zöldág, and Dr. Gerard R. Martin
