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Archive Home > 2006 > November > 26 > Doctor leaves behind big shoes to fill

Doctor leaves behind big shoes to fill

Departing neonatologist Dr. Allen Merritt was driving force behind buildup of program to handle area’s most fragile newborns

By Kayley Mendenhall / The Bulletin
November 26, 2006

Robert Anderson keeps a photograph of his infant son Carson posted on his refrigerator. Although Carson is now a healthy 7-year-old, the photo of the newborn hooked up through various tubes to a menagerie of machines serves as a valuable reminder.

"That's my Thanksgiving picture,"....

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