Dr. Nidhi Rawal

As professional musicians from Germany, we traveled to Artemis specifically for Dr. Rawal's innovative approach to Tetralogy of Fallot repair in teenagers. Our 16-year-old son's surgery preserved his ability to play the French horn at a conservatory level - something other surgeons said would be impossible. Dr. Rawal understood that healing meant more than just survival.

Our 8-year-old daughter with Down syndrome needed an AV canal defect repair. Dr. Rawal didn't just see a medical condition; she learned basic sign language to communicate with our non-verbal child and created a customized visual schedule of the hospital journey. The surgery was flawless, but her compassion for the whole child was the real miracle.

During a routine school check-up, our apparently healthy 12-year-old was found to have an anomalous coronary artery. Dr. Rawal explained the rare condition using 3D-printed models of our son's heart and performed the complex unroofing procedure with such skill that he was back playing competitive soccer in 6 weeks.

Our premature twins both developed patent ductus arteriosus. Dr. Rawal coordinated their surgeries 48 hours apart, personally checking on them throughout the nights. She noticed subtle differences in their conditions and adjusted each approach accordingly. Both are now thriving 2-year-olds with perfectly synchronized heartbeats.

Our 3-day-old daughter was diagnosed with critical aortic stenosis while still in the NICU. Dr. Rawal performed an emergency balloon valvuloplasty on a heart smaller than a walnut. Her hands moved with such precision it felt like watching a master watchmaker repair a delicate timepiece. Our baby went from blue to pink right before our eyes.