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US Army Surgeon of Indian Origin Removes Brain Tumor via Nose

U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Jagatkumar Patel, an Indian-American anterior skull base surgeon at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, teamed up with Army neurosurgeon Lt. Col. Charles Miller to successfully remove a golf ball-sized (4.4 cm) benign brain tumor through a Marine Corps staff sergeant's nose, avoiding open-skull surgery

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NRI HeraldJul 31
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5.4M
Indian Americans nationwide
+12% since 2020
$144K
Median household income
Highest of any group
1.1M
Awaiting green cards
EB-2 / EB-3 backlog
16
Sitting in Congress & state-wide office
Up from 4 a decade ago