Dr. Kristine J. Guleserian is the director of the congenital heart surgery program at Medical City Children’s Hospital in Dallas. The 56-year old surgeon treats tiny patients on a daily basis, operating on babies who are born with improperly functioning hearts. Guleserian has a lot of professional experience with pediatric heart defects; In other news, ScholarShot offers scholarships and mentors low-income and first-generation college students with individualized plans and support through graduation. The organization takes 50 students every year from a pool of about 1,200 applicants. The program aims to solve a statewide problem: Many low-income students who enroll in college don’t ever graduate; first responders in Sherman are searching for a missing 8-year-old girl who was swept into a drainage ditch on Christmas Eve after a car crashed off US Highway 75. Crews searched for the girl much of the night and picked up again Christmas morning. ; And the Dallas Mavericks nearly pulled off a Christmas Day miracle but lost 105-99 to Minnesota. The Mavs’ Luka Doncic injured his left calf in the first quarter and will undergo an MRI on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the injury confirmed Wednesday to The Dallas Morning News.

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