Margyabout 8 years ago

The World's Oldest Surgeon

The World's Oldest Surgeon: Alla, is already 87 year old. She still works as a surgeon in the hospital.The Oldest Surgeon In The World: Alla Ilyinichna LevushkinaThe oldest surgeon of Russia is Alla Ilyinichna Levushkina, 87 year old. Still holds more than a hundred operations a year, with zero fatality.The Russian newspaper, Kommersant, has published an interesting set of photos by Ilya Pitalev about the oldest Russian surgeon. The woman, Alla, is already 87 year old but still works as a surgeon in the hospital.When she was a child, she wanted to be a geologist, but books about doctors inspired her to become a surgeon. So she became one.The oldest woman surgeon in Russia is still working at age 87. Before an operation starts, an assistant brings her a small platform to stand on: Alla Levushkina is just 150 cm tall. This small woman with observant eyes is the oldest working surgeon in Russia. She is 87 now, but her hands never shake. During the 67 years of work she performed about 10 000 surgeries.Weekday Alla Ilyinichna begins at 8 am with the reception of patients in the clinic. After 11 am she goes to the hospital to do surgery. Alla Ilinichna has four operating days per week.She does not have children, and she has never been married, but she takes care of her eight cats. She took all her animals from the streets, and saved them from death. Birds are always flying to her windows because she feed them.She lives in a studio apartment. When Alla Ilinichna not at work, she is caring for a disabled nephew.Outside, she hangs a feeder full of sunflower seeds and millet.And she knows a secret of life….that is so easy for her…. Recently awarded the prize for the best doctors in Russia. Award “Vocation.” It was her prize for loyalty to the profession.She said once – “I work and everything. I have nothing to do in retirement. Doctor – it is not just a profession, a way of life."