First day of surgery

There are about 30 team members from many states, MN, FL, Oregon, CA..
Viet duc is welcoming us and very good to work with.
Today is our first day of surgery, we were able to repair Dang van Kien's valve instead of replacement. This is very good news for Kien because he does not need to be on blood thinner forever.
Kien is doing very well and has been transferred out of ICU. See his picture & picture of his 2 brothers, it is not common for family to visit patient while he is still in Step down unit. I went to find his family and informed them about Kien, so they do not need to worry..
We were able to perform 2 heart surgeries, with this speed & without any complications, I hope we can perform about 16 patients.
Just want to let you all know, by the way today is my birthday.
Tien