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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to a release from Allegheny Health Network, Allegheny General Hospital hosted students from Avonworth High School on Monday to watch a cardiac procedure completed by an all-female surgical team. This was performed to honor International Women’s Day, which was celebrated on Saturday, March 8th. The leader of the team was Dr. Candice Lee, whose team accomplished a coronary artery bypass graft procedure. The Open Heart Surgery Observation Program at the hospital helped the students from Avonworth to work towards careers in medicine.