Duke School of Medicine: Medical Alumni Association


Duke Medical Outreach: Central & South America

Dr. Robert D. Albertson III
Specialty:
Pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine
Mailing Address: 900 E. Michigan Ave., Jackson, MI 49201
Email: KMALBIE@COMCAST.NET
Outreach done in Guatemala - mountain villages, Peru - Anaton River
Outreach Group association: Helps International. Dr. Albertson goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Medical and surgical care with a group of 50-80 U.S. physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists, workers
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Undergrads could be clinic helpers. If any medical skills they could help with patient care
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: My daughter, Megan Albertson, is the Medical Team Coordinatior. megan@helpsinternational.org

Dr. William Andrews
Specialty:
Orthopedic surgery
Mailing Address: 4717 John Scott Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24503
Email: WBCOOKIE@AOL.COM
Outreach done in Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
Outreach Group association: KIDS FIRST, Inc.. Dr. Andrews goes 4 times a year and stays 5-10 days
The outreach services they provide: Pediatric orthopedic screening and surgery
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Undergraduate, medical students, residents
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Me
Comments: While we don't provide financial assistance, we have arranged for a significant amount of help from locals.

Dr. Dale P. Armstrong
Specialty:
Physician
Email: PEGANDDALE@EARTHLINK.NET
Outreach done in Guatemala
Outreach Group association: Hirsche Foundation. Dr. Armstrong went once and stayed 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Reconstructive surgery, primarily clefts of lip and palate
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Alan Patterson, MD, P.O. Box 1064, Orem, UT 84059

Dr. George F. Armstrong, Jr.
Specialty:
Pediatric cardiology
Mailing Address: University of Florida, Pediatric Cardiovascular Center, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Email: DRGARMST@AOL.COM
Outreach done in Grenada
Outreach Group association: CHORES, Grenada Heart Foundation. Dr. Armstrong goes every 3-6 months and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Participate in a cardiac clinic for children and young adults
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Me

John R. Ball, M.D., J.D.
Mailing Address:
33 W. Monroe Street # 1600, Chicago, IL 60603
Email: JOHNB@ASSCP.ORG
Outreach done in Peru
Outreach Group association: American Society for Clinical Pathology ASCP. Dr. Ball has gone the past 12 years and stays less than one week
The outreach services they provide: The organization of which I am CEO (ASCP) under a cooperative agreement with the CDC provides training and other services to upgrade laboratory services in the PEPFAR countries
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Laboratory medicine
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? Yes, occasional scholarship are available
Explain: All expenses paid
If you are interested contact: Me

Dr. William Lawrence Basuk
Specialty:
Ophthalmology
Mailing Address: 10885-5 Scripps Ranch Blvd, San Diego, CA 92131
Email: XPUHA@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Outreach done in Latin America
Outreach Group association: ORBIS International, Surgical Eye Expeditions International, Seva Foundation, Flying Samaritans. Dr. Basuk goes every 1-3 months and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Medical and surgical eye care instruction in eye surgery techniques; lectures, seminars, and live surgery
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Undergraduate, Graduate, Medical students, nursing students, faculty, alumni, residents, allied health
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
Explain: For physicians and nurses only
If you are interested contact: for programs in Baja California, they can contact myself. For others, contact Orbis International in New York or Seva or S.E.E. in CA.

Dr. Sylvia I. Becker-Dreps
Specialty:
NRSA-Primary Care Research Fello
Mailing Address: CB # 7595, 590 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC
Email: SBD@UNC.EDU
Outreach done in Ecuador, Nicaragua, Mexico - Sonora, Mexico - Guerrero, Honduras
Outreach Group association: In Guemero Mexico, volunteered with Mennonite Central Committee. Dr. Becker-Dreps goes once a year at a new place each year and stays 1-4 months
The outreach services they provide: Clinical, public health, most recently research
Do they accept Volunteers? Maybe
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
Comments: UNC medical students/ resident and others travel every year to Guanajato, Mexico for medical missions. It's a great location because many Mexicans from that region immigrate to NC. Also, consider rotations with Tri-County Migrant and Community Health Center.

Dr. Garland Keith Berry
Specialty:
Ophthalmology
Mailing Address: Keesler Medical Center, Dept.or Surgery, 81MSGS/SGCX, Keesler Air Force Base, MS 39564
Email: GARLAND.BERRY@BEESLER.AF.MIL
Outreach done in Central America, Honduras
Outreach Group association: US Air Force. Dr. Berry goes every 1-2 years and stays 3-4 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Strabismus surgery, cateract surgery, periorbitul skin cancer resection/reconstruction
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Spanish language
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Sandy Roberts, MD

Dr. Charles J. Bock, Jr.
Specialty:
Ophthalmology
Mailing Address: 1306 Division St, Oregon City , OR 97045
Email: CHARLES.BOCK@COMCAST.NET
Outreach done in Peru - Sacred Valley near Cuzco. Dr. Bock went once and stayed 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Examinations and surgery.
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Undergraduate, graduate, medical students, nursing students, residents
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Charles Bock, MD 1306 Division St. Oregon City, OR 97045
Comments: Our team can always use Spanish speakers at any level.

Dr. David F. Boerner
Specialty:
Physician, Medical Director, DukeMed Wake County
Mailing Address: DukeMed Wake County, West Raleigh. Internal Medicine, PA 2304 Wesvill Court, # 210, Raleigh, NC 27607
Email: DBOERNER@NC.RR.COM
Outreach done in Cuba
Outreach Group association: People to People. Dr. Boerner goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Consultative services with medical providers
Do they accept Volunteers? No
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No

Dr. Thomas K. Bond
Outreach done in
Honduras
Outreach Group association: Hackett-Hemwall Foundation. Dr. Bond goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Medical
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: the Hackett-Hemwall Foundation

Dr. Harriett P. Burns
Specialty:
Med/Peds
Mailing Address: 104 Homewood Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Email: HPURVES@UNCH.UNC.EDU
Outreach done in Guatemala
Outreach Group association: Misioneros del Camino based out of Miami http://www.misionerosdelcamino.org/medical-mission.htm. Dr. Burns has been once, but a group goes every 6 months and stays less than one week
The outreach services they provide: All types of medical care (including gynecological, surgical, pediatric, etc.) to local residents in Sumpango, Guatemala .
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Undergraduate, graduate, medical students, nursing students, faculty, alumni, residents, allied health
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: www.misionerosdelcamino.org

Dr. Frederick C. Butler, Jr.
Mailing Address:
3749 Reston Court, Wilmington , NC 28403
Email: FBUTLER@EC.RR.COM
Outreach done in Haiti
Outreach Group association: First Presbyterian Church - Wilmington, NC; Medical Benevolence Foundation. Dr. Butler goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Ophthalmology clinic & surgery
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Medical students, nursing students, residents
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Email me.

Dr. John M. Cain, Jr.
Specialty:
Radiology
Mailing Address: 2775 SW 53rd Street, Ocala, FL 34471
Email: JMC01@JOHNCAIN.NET
Outreach done in Haiti
Outreach Group association: www.harvestinternational.org. Dr. Cain goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Medical clinics, fund raising, consultation
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Undergraduate, graduate, medical students, nursing students, faculty, alumni, residents, allied health
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Email me, or visit www.harvestinternational.org

Dr. David Calcagno
Specialty:
Vascular surgery
Mailing Address: 2025 Technology Parkway, Suite 304, Mechanicsburg, PA 17011
Email: VASCULARDOCTOR@COMCAST.NET
Outreach done in Honduras, Mexico
Outreach Group association: Hackett Hemwall Foundation. Dr. Calcagno goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy of advance venous reflux disease
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Faculty, alumni, residents
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Mory Doherty at mdoherty@wisc.edu

Dr. William R. Clarke
Specialty:
Pediatrics and anesthesiology
Mailing Address: 6102 Hwy Q, Colgate, WI 53017
Email: BILLANDMARSHALL@AOL.COM
Outreach done in Nicaragua. Dr. Clarke goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Pediatric anesthesiology
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes

Dr. Dennis Alfred Clements III
Specialty:
Pediatrics
Mailing Address: Duke University Medical Center, PO BOX 90519, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
Email: CLEME002@MC.DUKE.EDU
Outreach done in Honduras
Outreach Group association: Heifer International, Dr. Clements goes once a year and stays 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: Medical care
Do they accept Volunteers? No
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
If you are interested contact: Me

Dr. Joseph G. Cramer
Specialty:
Pediatrics
Mailing Address: 5770 S. 250 E. Suite 210, Murray, UT 84107
Email: JOSPEH.CRAMER@GMAIL.COM
Outreach done in Brazil, Mexico. Dr. Cramer went once and stayed 1-2 weeks
The outreach services they provide: General medical care and survey medical environment
Do they accept Volunteers? Yes
What are the desirable skills of a Volunteer? Alumni, allied health
Does your group provide financial sponsorship? No
Comments: I am more interested in joining others than being a sponsor

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