Emergency room Dr. Rick Spurlock and Emory medical student Anya Li prepare a patient for surgery. Photo by Jennifer Browning. By Jennifer Browning Hinche, HAITI--Although we are in Haiti's central plateau far from most of the comforts we are familiar with in the U.S. We still have...
Read MoreValcourt Napoleon, 42, waits patiently the end of his bed in a ward in the Hinche Hospital. Emory doctors found Napoleon suffered from an enlarged prostate as well as a hernia. Photo by Jennifer Browning....
Read MoreSince the bladder retractor the Emory team planned to use was in a piece of lost luggage, Drs. Viraj Master and Jana MacLeod asked two medical students to scrub into the prostatectomy surgery. Emory medical students Adam Carlisle and Rachel Webman helped pull the bladder...
Read MoreIn the pre-operative ward, third year Emory Medical student, Rachel Webman listens to a patients heart beat. A round of clinic is done before surgeries so the surgeons can determine who are the best candidates for surgery. Photo by Jennifer Browning. By Jennifer Browning Hinche, HAITI—Stormy weather...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Port-au-Prince, HAITI-- Forty-eight children were seen by Ann McNeil, Dr. Ragheb and Dr. Sandburg this weekend at La Paix Hospital. The team performed an assessment for children with hydrocephalus. Seventeen new cases were chosen for surgery along with two cases from the...
Read MoreThis Mother's Day you have an excellent opportunity to honor the special women in your life by showing your support for the mother's of Haiti's Central Plateau. This year instead of sending flowers, perfumes, or chocolates give a gift that makes a difference by donating...
Read MoreOnce There Was A Country: Revisiting Haiti, a film by noted philanthropist and Miami local, Kimberly Green will air on Miami's WPBT-TV, Channel 2 at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. The film narrated by former U.S. poet laureate Dr. Maya Angelou and...
Read MoreBy Amanda Harrington, MD This morning after another hearty breakfast we headed out of Thomonde proper for a more remote area. The trip was shorter than yesterday, but the road was significantly more “bumpy.” As each SUV navigated the struts in the road, we watched to...
Read MoreBy Arjun Parasher The morning came earlier than expected for most of us. But after breakfast and a round of Haitian coffee, we were all eager to arrive at the mobile clinic site and finally see the Haiti that awaited us. After setting up our respective...
Read MoreBy Paru Mehta Today we arrived in Haiti. As we flew into the Port Au Prince airport, there was a band playing traditional Haitian music. It was a nice way to be introduced into the Haitian culture. The airport was very clean, organized, and most importantly...
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