Dr. Elie Sawwan

Pediatric cardiac surgeon

Dr. Elie Sawwan is a renowned pediatric cardiac surgeon who survived the Beirut explosion while performing a heart surgery on a child at Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital. Despite being one of the few pediatric heart surgeons in Lebanon, he made the difficult decision to leave his home country and start a new life in Australia with his family. Now, he works at Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney, leading one of the mo...