Past Medical (Surgery) Trips

Date City Venue
Trip: Medical (Surgery) Mission Trips
04/14/12 - 04/21/12 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Mending Kids International – General Surgery Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
General Surgery Related post.
03/11/12 - 03/18/12 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Related post.
02/04/12 - 02/12/12 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital at Vanderbilt – General Surgery Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Surgery trip with Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Related post.
01/21/12 - 01/29/12 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Children’s Hospital Colorado Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Related post.
11/06/11 - 11/12/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Austin Smiles and Dell Children’s Hospital Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Surgery trip by team members from Austin Smiles and Dell Children’s Hospital. They will perform plastic and urology surgeries. Related post.
10/01/11 - 10/09/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital at Vanderbilt – Orthopedic Surgery Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Orthopedics surgery trip at the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center by a team from the Monroe Carell Jr Childrens Hospital at Vanderbilt Related post.
05/21/11 - 05/28/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in ENT Surgery with the Mayo Clinic Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Related post.
03/25/11 - 03/29/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Soft Opening – Urology surgeries Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Related post.
03/24/11 - 03/28/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Video Team from Columbia State Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Team will be taking video of the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center, Las Conchas, and Shalom Church and School for a new Shalom Foundation DVD.
02/05/11 - 02/11/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Artist Trip Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Artists will be traveling to the surgery center to decorate with artwork. Dates: TBD!!
02/01/11 - 02/05/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in I.T. team Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
The I.T. geeks return to work on the computer system. We will be installing the servers, configuring the wireless, mounting computers in the OR’s, and roughly 17 other things. Related post.
01/13/11 - 01/31/11 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Construction Progress Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Tommy Sanders will be visiting the surgery center to complete the finishing touches on the construction project. Meetings, meeting and more meetings…as well as testing and turning on the med gas system.
11/06/10 - 11/14/10 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt – Plastic Surgery Team The Pediatric Foundation Hospital, Guatemala City
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is sending a team of plastic surgeons to perform operations on children that can not afford the procedures. This Plastic Surgery Team from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is led by surgeons Wesley Thayer, MD and Stephane Braun,MD; anesthesiologist Chris Karsanac; OR nurse Jane Sullilvan. Team members include: surgeon Blair Summitt, MD; surgeon resident Ashit Patel, MD; anesthesiologist Jason Daume, MD; anesthesiologist fellow Amanda Redding, MD; nurse and Shalom Foundation Medical Committee member Veronica Nylander, CRNA; nurse Stephanie Clark, CRNA; OR nurse Ronda Eckert; nurse Lina Littler, LPN; Scrub Tech Glenda Sullivan; Scrub Tech Valerie Davis; PACU nurse Becky Hutchison; PACU nurse Amanda Hallum; Spanish translator and teacher Rebecca Zanolini ;Shalom Foundation Medical Director, surgeon Ken Moore, MD; Shalom Foundation Vice President Tommy Sanders; Shalom Foundation Director of Programs Kevin McQuaig. Related post.
10/31/10 - 11/06/10 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in I.T. team Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Team will unpack and install computers, telephone system, and tv’s. Members from Brentwood Baptist Church and the Shalom Baptist Church Related post.
09/08/10 - 09/14/10 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in I.T. team Moore Pediatric Surgery Center
Team members wired the surgery center for internet, telephone and TV. They ran over 5000 feet of cable and connected 90 jacks. The center now has the IT infrastructure to handle medical needs including tele-medicine technology, patient identification, and radiology imaging services. Related post.
02/06/10 - 02/14/10 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt – General Surgery Team The Pediatric Foundation Hospital, Guatemala City
A team of 17 specialist from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt performed 32 procedures. Team Members: Dr. Wallace Neblett, Dr. Stephen Morrow, Dr. Chris Lemelle, Dr. Chris Karsanac, Dr. Kate Carlson, Dr. Andrew Murphy, Dr. Julia Shelton, Roni Nylander, Melanie Francis, Julia White, Merewyn Chambers, Veronica Ross, Kay Moss, Keith Lee, Juli Reynolds, Summer Bartz, Caroline Hale, Cindy Bhavsar (Shalom Foundation) Related post.
09/19/09 - 09/27/09 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt – Urology Team The Pediatric Foundation Hospital, Guatemala City
A team of doctors and nurses from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt performed a record breaking 50 surgeries during this trip. Cases ranged in severity from minor procedures to major life saving operations. The Shalom Foundation partnered with many local Guatemalan doctors to locate patients for this team, including six children that traveled from the very rural Peten region to receive treatment. The team included: Dr. John Pope, surgeon and team leader; Dr. Dena Engel, surgical resident; Dr. Doug Clayton, surgical fellow; Dr. Ira Landsman, anesthesiologist; Dr. Chris Lemelle, anesthesiologist; Robin Black, RN; Carmen Bobbit, RN; Jennifer Carpenter, RN; Patty Durchprung, CRNA; Tammy Edmonds, LPN; Johnette Jackson, scrub tech; Lisa Johnson, RN; Cindy Sisco, scrub tech; Rhonda Tucker, CRNA; Allison Bender, Executive Director – The Shalom Foundation; Cindy Bhavsar, Program Director – The Shalom Foundation and Brian Durchsprung, volunteer. Related post.
09/27/08 - 10/05/08 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital ENT Surgery Team The Pediatric Foundation Hospital, Guatemala City
A team of surgeons and nurses from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt traveled with The Shalom Foundation staff to Guatemala City to treat children suffering from many facial deformities including cleft lips and palates. More than 40 children were evaluated during the clinic with 27 receiving surgical care by the team. Dr. Stephen Goudy was also able to have a follow-up visit with Joseline Vazquez while in Guatemala. Joseline was a patient that Shalom brought to the U.S. for surgical treatment of a life threatening facial/neck tumor. Dr. Goudy was Joseline’s surgeon in the U.S. and was very pleased with her progress. The team included: Team leader & anesthesiologist, Dr. Chris Lemelle, along with surgeons Dr. Steve Goudy & Dr. Shelagh Cofer, surgical resident Dr. Maria Wittkopf, anesthesiologist Dr. Scott Watkins & anesthesia fellow Dr. Rachel Cambray, Jill Moore, CRNA, Roni Nylander, CRNA, Lori Graves, RN, Brenda Sandlin, RN, Jacque Lee, LPN, scrub techs Kate Rafferty & Glenda Sullivan, Ladonna Reyka, RN, Sandra Tidwell, RN, and Allison Newton, RN. Related post.
12/08/07 - 12/16/07 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital ENT Surgery Team The Pediatric Foundation Hospital, Guatemala City
This trip focused on providing surgery for children in need suffering from conditions and disorders related to head and neck masses, ear/nose/throat conditions and cleft lip and palates. A team of 18 surgeons, doctors and nurses from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt traveled to Guatemala City, along with Shalom Foundation staff, to provide critical surgery to children in need. The team evaluated 72 patients during the first day at clinic, and they operated on 41 children throughout the week. Many of these children in need had gone untreated for years. For most, the surgeries were life-changing.Click here to read the blog and detailed ENT Trip and Surgery Center announcement. The team included: Team Leader, Ira Landsmen, MD along with surgeons, Shelagh Cofer, MD, and Steve Goudy, MD, Resident Lesley French, MD, Anesthesiologist Chris Lemelle, MD CRNAs Eileen Griffin and Roni Nylander, OR Nurses Donna Williams, Jacque Lee, Betty Slusher, and Jennifer Zaragoza, OR Team Glenda Sullivan and Cindy Sisco, PACU Melinda McCarty, Lisa Johnson, and Kimberly Morrissey, Fellow Fernando Zaragoza, MD, Shalom Foundation Jacqueline Swartz, and Anna Cofer.
11/04/06 - 11/12/06 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital ENT Surgery Team The Pediatric Foundation Hospital, Guatemala City
This trip focused on providing surgery for children in need suffering from conditions and disorders related to head and neck masses, ear/nose/throat conditions and cleft lip and palates. A team of 17 surgeons, doctors and nurses from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt traveled to Guatemala City, along with Shalom Foundation staff, to provide critical surgery to children in need. The team evaluated 65 patients during the first day at clinic, and they operated on 39 children throughout the week. The team included: Surgeons Steven Goudy, MD, Shelagh Cofer, MD, Sarah Rohde, MD Physician Diego Porras, MD, Anesthesiologist Jennifer Aunspaguh and Michelle Barnes, CRNAs Susan Dixner and Eileen Griffin, Nurses Rachel Baker, Julie Doyle, Jill Owen and Betty Slusher, Surgical Techs Kathryn Rafferty and Cynthia Sisico, along with Susan Kohari and Jennifer Muckala. Related post.
02/04/06 - 02/12/06 Medical (Surgery) Mission Trip in Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital Urology Surgery Team The Pediatric Foundation Hospital, Guatemala City
This trip focused on providing surgery for children in need suffering from urological disorders or complications. A team of 14 surgeons, doctors and nurses from the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt traveled to Guatemala City, along with Shalom Foundation staff, to perform the surgeries. This team evaluated 60 children at clinic on the first day and operated on 37 children during the week. The team included: Michelle Barnes, MD, John Brock, MD, Jay Deshpande, MD, Will Lowrance, MD, Siam Oottamasathien, MD, John Pope, MD Donna Beller, RN, Lori Graves, RN, Carolyn Maness, RN, Jeffrey Miller, RN, Amanda Pilinton, RN, Ladonna Reyka, RN, Eileen Griffin, and Susan Kohari. Related post.

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