Donald Liu, a pediatric surgeon at The University of Chicago Medicine, died in early August after attempting to save two children who had fallen out of a kayak in Lake Michigan. A Chinese convert to Judaism, Liu is survived by his wife, Dana Suskind, and by his children: Genevieve, 13; Asher, 10, and Amelie, 7….
Donald Liu, a prominent Chicago pediatric surgeon who drowned in Lake Michigan while trying to save two boys, was remembered as a remarkable man, unparalleled doctor and selfless hero. “If you were a baby’s mother, this is the doctor you would want to care for your child from beginning to end,” said John Alverdy, MD,…
A pediatric surgeon from Chicago drowned in Lake Michigan after saving two boys who fell out of their kayak. Dr. Donald Liu jumped into the lake Sunday morning to save the boys, who were family friends, despite objections from his family, who were concerned about the choppy water, the Chicago Tribune reported. The boys, who…
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