Team Leader: Dr. Mark Hershey, M.D.
Team Type: General and Plastic Surgery
Campaign Summary: For the General Surgery Campaign there were 92 patients triaged. For the Plastic Surgery Campaign there were 32 patients triaged. There were a total of 69 operations.
Supporters:
Highland Street Foundation — Newton, Massachusetts
South Shore Hospital — South Weymouth, Massachusetts
Team Members:
Dr. James Alpers, M.D., Anesthesiologist
Constance Bouvier, R.N., Operating Room Nurse
Douglas Bouvier, Orderly, Sterile Processing
MJ Doherty, R.N., Perioperative Nurse
Dr. Neil Ghushe, M.D., General Surgeon
Emma Hershey, Administrator, Translator
Judith Hershey, N.P., Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Mark Hershey, M.D., Anesthesiologist
Andrea Hong, N.P., Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Roy Hong, M.D., Plastic Surgeon
Heather Horan, R.N., Operating Room Nurse
Dr. Vinod Narra, M.D., General Surgeon
Ashley Nehiley, R.N., Perioperative Nurse
Lisa Nolan, R.N., Perioperative Nurse
Michele Reagan, Surgical Technician
Susan White, R.N., Operating Room Nurse
Dr. Hershey’s 2019-11 Team Photo
Surgical Technician Michele Reagan, Surgeon Dr. Vino Narra, M.D., and Anesthesiologist Dr. Jim Alpers, M.D. Performing Surgery
Rounding on Patients at Casa Nancy
Sue White, R.N., and Lisa Nolan, R.N. Preparing a Patient to go Home After Surgery
Neil Ghushe, M.D. Waiting Patiently at the Surgery Schedule
Sue White, R.N., and Lisa Nolan, R.N. Preparing a Patient to go Home After Surgery
Dr. Roy Hong, M.D., Applying a Dressing with Help
Dr. Roy Hong, M.D., Performing Surgery with a Local Physician
Drs. Narra and Ghuse Help Each Other with a Tough Gallbladder
Emma Hershey Giving away Stickers to a Child
MJ Doherty, R.N., PACU Nurse with Two Women who had Their Gallbladders out Several Hours Earlier
Dr. Ghuse Removing the First Gallbladder of the Trip with Dr. Alpers, Judy Hershey, and Michele Reagan Assisting
A Patient Being Guided into Surgery by Sue White, R.N.
A Patient Prior to Discharge with Judy Hershey, N.P
A Selfie of Dr. Ghushe with Dr. Hershey and Sue White Putting a Patient to Sleep
Ashley Nehiley, R.N., with Recovering Patient and Judy Hershey, N.P
Doug Bouvier Performing the Critical Task of Sterilizing the Surgical Instruments
Narrative:
The Boston group completed its 7th annual medical mission to the Kausay Wasi Clinic. Sixteen volunteers from four different hospitals performed 69 operations. The team performed 18 laparoscopic cholecystectomies, 29 umbilical and inguinal hernias, six lipoma excisions, and 16 assorted plastic surgery cases which included scar and burn revision over the five clinical days.