Post provided by Scott Smith, MD
Orthopedic surgeons treat many types of problems with the human body. One of the most common is a fracture commonly known as a broken bone. In Haiti or any where else for that matter;
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3/14/10 – Team 8, Day 1 & Day 2
Update from Nathalie Fiset, MD:
Like it is so often the case, before I leave for a medical mission, all my patients wanted to have their babies before I got on my plane. As a result, I ended-up doing a
…3/14/2010 – Team 8 is on the ground!
Team 8 members from Austin include:
Matt Roberts, MD, Capital Anesthesia
Nick Nunez, MD, emergency medicine
Doris Robitaille, MD, family practice
Jennifer Allen, PT, wound care, Seton
Tammy Noel, RN, Texas Orthopedics
Bridget Russell, RN, St. David’s
Tomorrow Laureano, RN…
3/12/10 – Team 7, Day 6
Our brief visit draws to a close. Most of us just landed in Miami, tired, excited, our heads spinning. A handful of our nurses (Hannah, Sally, Agnes, and Lyn) are staying for a second week, so they will mind the …
3/11/10 – Team 7, Day 5
Text from Glenn Speigler, MD:
It Is just so amazing that a group of strangers could become such a team. Each of us a piece of a puzzle. The whole far greater than the individuals. Have been doing 7 wk …
3/10/10 – Team 7, Day 4
Update from James Dudley, MD:
It is nearly midnight, and the camp-style singing, tonight a gift of our college colleagues, continued until nearly 10. I don’t know if the guitar lives here, awaiting the next player, or if one of …
3/9/10 – Team 7, Day 3
Update from James Dudley, MD:
Good evening from the Mission of Hope. The crickets are chirping the team to sleep in their respective bunks and tents, as things wind down on Tuesday evening. The evening after dinner brought lots of …
3/8/10 – Team 7, Day 2
Update from James Dudley, MD:
Hello from Titanyen, Haiti! It was a beautiful day here, warm but breezy. It feels tropical and the pace of life seems like what one would expect in the islands. As many know, the length …
3/7/10 – Team 7, Day 1
Update from James Dudley, MD:
Today, we have tried get oriented, organized, and ready for tomorrow, when our real work was supposed to begin. Unfortunately, just as we were finishing our inventory of supplies a young man was brought, sweaty, …
3/7/10 – Team 7 is on the ground!
Team 7 members from Texas include:
Stan Rice, DO – Team Leader – ER (Brackenridge & Dell Children’s ER)
Kurt Knauth MD – anesthesia (Capital Anesthesia-Brackenridge)
Maggie El-estwani, RN – OR (Austin)
James Grant, PT (Encompass Home Health)
Julia Chang, …
