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    Innovative Blood-Saving Techniques: Tammy's Story

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    After being turned down by two major academic medical centers, Tammy, a Jehovah’s Witness, had her surgery performed at Johns Hopkins without the use of a blood transfusion.
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    Bloodless Medicine | Tammy's Story

    Specializing In:

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    At Another Johns Hopkins Member Hospital:

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    • Transcatheter Interventions for Structural Heart Disease
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