A highly successful trip

Thursday May 17, 2012 12:00:00 AM
 A 13-member team of doctors, nurses and technicians returned from a medical mission to Santiago, Dominican Republic.  The team was in the Santiago from July 21 - August 4, 2007. The team included:

• Humberto Rodriguez, Cardiac Surgeon, Monterrey, Mexico
• Jenifer Glatz, Cardiologist, Philadelphia, PA
• Jennifer Liedel, Intensivist, Chicago, IL
• Barry Markovitz, Intensivist, Los Angeles, CA
• Neethi Pinto, PICU Fellow, Chicago, IL
• Kevin McLean, PICU Nurse, San Diego, CA
• Ann Gerbracht, PICU Nurse, San Diego, CA
• Brigida Martinez, PICU Nurse, San Diego, CA
• Terry Harmon, PICU Nurse/APN, Newark, NJ
• Rafael Torres, Respiratory Therapist, Wausau, WI
• Darryl Joseph, Perfusionist, Ottawa, Canada
• Josh Rubin, Medical Student, Nashville, TN
• Ashley Long, Medical Student, Memphis, TN

The team operated at the Children's Hospital of Santiago and 17 children received operations. All children were doing great after their surgeries.  Over $85,000 of medical supplies were shipped to the hospital before the team arrived.

This was our 4th medical mission to Santiago and we have now operated on 74 children.