Stanford med student inspired by brother's brain surgery

When he was 12, Andrea Garofalo lived through a tense experience with his family after his younger brother was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. The neurosurgeon who operated on the tumor became Andrea's hero, igniting a dream to pursue medicine.

Now, Andrea is simultaneously working toward a medical degree and a PhD at the Stanford University School of Medicine, with the hope of some day easing the turmoil of families in medical crisis.

Read more about Andrea here: https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/03/10/brothers-brain-surgery-inspires-stanford-md-phd-student/

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