Russia's oldest working surgeon turns 90 this year and with 10,000
operations already under her belt, she has no plans to retire.
Alla Ilyinichna Levushkina, 89, has worked with a scalpel in her hand for 68 years and still carries out four surgeries a day at Ryazan City Hospital near Moscow.
At (4ft 9in), she has a special step to stand on to make sure she can reach her patients.
The 89-year-old worked in the air medical services for 30 years, when she treated patients living in the Russian wilderness.
Alla Ilyinichna Levushkina, 89, has worked with a scalpel in her hand for 68 years and still carries out four surgeries a day at Ryazan City Hospital near Moscow.
At (4ft 9in), she has a special step to stand on to make sure she can reach her patients.
The 89-year-old worked in the air medical services for 30 years, when she treated patients living in the Russian wilderness.