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A view of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Surgeons perform a heart operation at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A kidney transplant operation is performed at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A nurse enters the intensive care unit at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff swabs a man during testing at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A woman waits to be tested by medical staff at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff works at an N95 face mask collection point at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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Robot-assisted surgery was performed on a man in Abu Dhabi after he was diagnosed with two kinds of cancer. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A team of medical specialists at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi spent six weeks repairing complications following bariatric surgery on an Emirati patient. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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Hospital staff prepare meals for the Covid-19 patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A medical technician performs an ultrasound at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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An audiologist performs a comprehensive hearing test at The Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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People wait to be tested for Covid-19 virus at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A view of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Surgeons perform a heart operation at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A kidney transplant operation is performed at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A nurse enters the intensive care unit at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff swabs a man during testing at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A woman waits to be tested by medical staff at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff works at an N95 face mask collection point at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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Robot-assisted surgery was performed on a man in Abu Dhabi after he was diagnosed with two kinds of cancer. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A team of medical specialists at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi spent six weeks repairing complications following bariatric surgery on an Emirati patient. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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Hospital staff prepare meals for the Covid-19 patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A medical technician performs an ultrasound at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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An audiologist performs a comprehensive hearing test at The Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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People wait to be tested for Covid-19 virus at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A view of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Record number of organ transplants performed at UAE hospital this month
Ten complex procedures were carried out by doctors at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in the first three weeks of October
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24 October, 2021
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