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May 7, 2017Press Release

Statement for Media from Sunil Eappen, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Anesthesia at Mass. Eye and Ear

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Statement of Sunil Eappen, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Anesthesia at Massachusetts Eye and Ear:

I was privileged to know and work with Lina over the course of the last decade or so. We first met when she was a young researcher. It was an honor to be one of her mentors. We have worked together since 2011, except for a short break when she moved to Texas for a few months. In that time, I watched her mature and blossom from a young medical school graduate to a fabulous experienced pediatric anesthesiologist. 

Lina personified the ideal traits of a pediatric anesthesiologist, combining excellent skill with great compassion. She was warm and caring with both parents and the children she treated, creating a sense of calm even while managing the most stressful of cases. And she was the type of colleague that people were drawn to, with close personal friendships spanning the entire Mass. Eye and Ear community — people she worked with every day — from surgeons to nurses and administrative staff.   

Everyone at Mass. Eye and Ear really loved her. It is desperately hard for all of us to fathom that our friend who never failed to brighten our days is no longer with us.