Roberto Canessa discusses "I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives" with Ted Robbins from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: Roberto Canessa is one of the 16 survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes on October 13, 1972, while he was a 19-year-old medical student. His recent biography, "I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives," tells the story of his struggle to survive and overcome adversity to become a pediatric cardiologist. His story also inspired the 1993 film "Alive." Dr. Canessa is recognized worldwide for his work at the Italian Hospital of Montevideo.
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