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Eric Fonkalsrud served as the founding chief of the department of pediatric surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. (David Geffen School of Medicine)

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Eric Fonkalsrud would often invite students to his office to share a soda and popcorn while teaching them surgical procedures. Throughout his life, Fonkalsrud developed connections with students, and performed more than 15,000 operations, according to a UCLA statement.

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Founding chief of pediatric surgery remembered for innovation, devotion

By Jo Huang

April 24, 2017 9:16 p.m.