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Senior investigator biocommentary: Max Vento

Pediatric Research volume 95, pages 12–14 (2024)Cite this article

Following the editor’s suggestion, I have compiled my senior investigator’s biocommentary responding to the questions that have been addressed to me.

My decision to go into Medical School was notably influenced by my parents. My father was an anesthesiologist and my mother a pediatrician and both loved their profession. I grew up listening to clinical sessions that took place around the dinner table.

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Fig. 1: Celebrating the acceptance of room air for resuscitation of asphyctic newborn infants.

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