What's Up, Doc? a Surgeon's Story

Riaz Mohammed was born into a Muslim family in Pakistan.

While a boy in the village of Gujarat, he witnessed a young boy chasing cattle into a fast-flowing stream. The boy was pulled from the water, but there was nothing that could be done for him—and he died. It was then that the author decided to be a doctor, so he could help people.

Eventually, the author and his family immigrated to Scotland. There, he was treated unkindly, but he was determined to navigate his way through life.

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