10. Not just a surgeon, she’s also an animal lover. She feeds local stray cats and dogs on a daily basis.
11. Fun fact is that she is only 4 feet 9 inches tall.
12. While many may question her capability, rest assured, a coworker of Alla’s has confirmed that her hands are as steady as ever and in the 150 plus surgeries they have performed together there have been zero fatalities.
13. She originally wanted to be a geologist and she was inspired to become a surgeon only after reading a novel about doctors and went on to study at the Moscow Medical Institute. She said that at the time, there was fierce competition to get a place at the institute but that only made her more determined.
