Addressing the workforce gap: a call to action for aortic surgery training in Peru

W. Samir Cubas; Gretghen R. Lino Gutierrez

doi:10.47487/apcyccv.v7i3.678

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W. Samir Cubas Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Clínica Parroquial San Francisco de Asís, Lima, Peru; Southern Surgical Research Network, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-7372
Gretghen R. Lino Gutierrez Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4985-1134

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