ca i am fernando gonzalez. i'm a surgeon. from columbia. i went to medical school there. and, did a surgery residency there in bagota. for the last part of my residency, i came to the united states. and went to arizona. did a and repeated my residency there. stayed in phoenix for over ten years. and, we moved after that, to philadelphia. and, worked in philadelphia for five years. recently relocated in durham. i was attracted to duke. with blood vessels. cardio vasular surgery. when arteries get blocked. we manage patients with strokes. these patients are treated on time. there is a pretty high chance that they have the likelihood of going back to their normal activities is pretty high. especially when we are talking about blockages causing a stroke. if we are able to open the arteries in time and we are able to stop the di will go back to their normal activities. a good portion of them. the same thing happen to children. children with stroke are just, not a large number. but, it is still they have head bleeds and strokes. if we are able to intervene at those times, they