Surender Malhotra, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia, is back on the job after losing his right arm in a near-fatal accident.
According to a new report from CBS affiliate 13WMAZ, Malhotra was visiting his family in India a few years ago when he rushed to help someone who had fallen. In that moment, however, his concern for this other person momentarily distracted, his arm got stuck in a big generator, and his doctors could not save it.
Malhotra was in a coma for weeks after the incident. When he finally came through, he knew it represented a crucial crossroads for his life.
“Life has a way of hitting you with a brick,” he told 13WMAZ. “But then it's up to you whether you get up or just go down. So I just decided to fight back.”
After months and months of physical therapy, and completing 25 heart procedures with assistance, Malhotra has been cleared to treat patients on his own again.
“I wanted to be an example for my children, for my patients,” he said.
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