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Hayah Kassis-George, MD, stands with Travis Ruffus and his wife, Raelyn, as they talk to students from Manchester Academy Charter School at Allegheny Commons Park, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Kassis-George was the doctor that first diagnosed Ruffus with CTEPH, a rare lung disease. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)