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Uppsala surgeon Dillan Ismail balances surgery with football

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Key Points
  • Dillan Ismail reportedly works as a surgeon at Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala.
  • He reportedly plays football for Gefle IF in division 1.
  • He is quoted as saying operating and football are both fun activities.

Dillan Ismail reportedly lives a life that few others do. By day, he operates on patients at Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala. By evening, he reportedly steps onto the field with Gefle IF in division 1.

According to reports, these are two worlds that rarely meet. He is quoted as saying that operating is the best thing he knows and that it is fun, just like football. He is described as navigating the corridors of Akademiska sjukhuset in his blue scrubs as he hurries between operations.

operating is the best thing he knows and that it is fun, just like football

Dillan Ismail, surgeon at Akademiska sjukhuset in Uppsala and football player for Gefle IF

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