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Tough task, right? imagine doing so without the ability to hear the world around you. and dr. sanjay gupta introducing us to one of the first nonhearing physicians. >> he wanted to follow in his parents' footsteps by becoming a doctor, despite his hearing loss. his parents pushed back and placed him in public school, where few special accommodations were given to deaf students. >> the teacher said, no way am i going to have a deaf kid in my class, and my parents had to insist. >> bullying became another obstacle. but the doctor persevered and been the on to medical school and worked twice as h...

Accommodations were given to daefr students. >> we are talking about 1955. the teacher said no way will i have a deaf kid in my class. my parents would have to insist. >> reporter: bullying another obstacle. >> some kids would put their mouth behind their hand. >> reporter: he per seer veered and went on to medical school and worked twice as hard to keep up with his hearing classmates. >> i probably spend a lot more time reading, re-reading the material. i never doubted myself. >> reporter: today the husband and father of two is department chair of family medicine at the university of michigan...