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Porter doctor returns from the brink
Dr. Mike Kiernan works in the Emergency Department at Porter Medical Center. It’s the same place where the doc faced his own emergency two years ago when he suffered a torn aorta while on the job. Photo by UVM Health
October 30, 2025
Last year Dr. Mike Kiernan suddenly flipped from physician to patient while on the job in the Porter Emergency Department.
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