Haiti Global Orthopedic Surgery Resident Initiative
Latest Updates
2022:
May 2-7, 2022
Dr. David Koon, Dr. Vincent Michel and Dr. Robert Belding made a one week visit to the Hospital Lumiere to evaluate the earthquake damage, to see if resuming work there was possible and to determine if our work with the Haitian residency program was possible. Haiti is still under a level 4 travel advisory by the US. Fully vaccinated Americans can enter Haiti without other testing or precautions. Returning to the US requires a COVID test which the hospital administers. To avoid the violence around Port au Prince we took Sunrise Airways from Port to Cayes. This is a 20 minute flight. We did not encounter any violence or threats while in Haiti. Dr. Pierre Woolley and Dr. Peter Jumelle who are in charge of the Haitian residency were encouraged that SCOA is considering restarting the exchange program. Dr. Koon is planning a return trip in September.
Dr. David Koon, Dr. Vincent Michel and Dr. Robert Belding made a one week visit to the Hospital Lumiere to evaluate the earthquake damage, to see if resuming work there was possible and to determine if our work with the Haitian residency program was possible. Haiti is still under a level 4 travel advisory by the US. Fully vaccinated Americans can enter Haiti without other testing or precautions. Returning to the US requires a COVID test which the hospital administers. To avoid the violence around Port au Prince we took Sunrise Airways from Port to Cayes. This is a 20 minute flight. We did not encounter any violence or threats while in Haiti. Dr. Pierre Woolley and Dr. Peter Jumelle who are in charge of the Haitian residency were encouraged that SCOA is considering restarting the exchange program. Dr. Koon is planning a return trip in September.
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February 2022
Trip to La Romana, Dominican Republic to visit Good Samaritan Hospital
Trip to La Romana, Dominican Republic to visit Good Samaritan Hospital
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Past Trips
2021:
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January 16-23, 2021
Drs. David Koon and Chris Hydorn, USC ortho are the first team to visit Hospital Lumiere since March 2020. They did 23 major ortho cases and cared for 62 clinic patients and 38 inpatients in one week. Dr. Jean Maxime Dumesle, resident PGY4 HUP, was the only resident to accompany the team due to Covid19 and level 4 travel alert. The future of the residency exchange program for this year depends on these two issues. |
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May 15-23, 2021
Dr. Robert Belding made a one week visit to Hospital Lumiere to see how the modification of leadership was going and to encourage the staff as best I could. Harvest Call is trying to promote Haitian leaders they have been training over the years to more prominent leadership rolls. Please Pray for the hospital in this new endeavor. Dr. Koon, the president of the SCOA Foundation is trying to organize the trips to Haiti in the future. With the improvement in travel and the decrease in crime in Port we are hopeful this will be possible.
Dr. Robert Belding made a one week visit to Hospital Lumiere to see how the modification of leadership was going and to encourage the staff as best I could. Harvest Call is trying to promote Haitian leaders they have been training over the years to more prominent leadership rolls. Please Pray for the hospital in this new endeavor. Dr. Koon, the president of the SCOA Foundation is trying to organize the trips to Haiti in the future. With the improvement in travel and the decrease in crime in Port we are hopeful this will be possible.
2020:
January 18-25, 2020
MUSC - Dr. Dane Daley, Dr. Jake Braunstein, Dr. Joseph Rose Dorcie, Dr. Hendrick Augustine
January 11-March 14, 2020
Robert & Ann Belding, Dr. Joseph & Dr. Edmond
MUSC - Dr. Dane Daley, Dr. Jake Braunstein, Dr. Joseph Rose Dorcie, Dr. Hendrick Augustine
January 11-March 14, 2020
Robert & Ann Belding, Dr. Joseph & Dr. Edmond
2019:
January 19-26, 2019
MUSC: Dr. Keith Merrill, Dr. Haley Merrill, Anthony Barcel, Alyssa Althoff & Mr. Daniel Mullins RN
May 18-25, 2019
Drs. Bubba Gilmore & Robert Belding
July 13-20, 2019
MUSC: Dr. Dane Daley, Dr. Dan Ross, Dr. Vickens Beauge & Dr. Gassendy Edmond
September 14-21, 2019
USC: Drs. David Koon, Chris Hydorn, Mike Tucker, Adam Money PGY4, Ms. Lindsey Demos PT
MUSC: Dr. Keith Merrill, Dr. Haley Merrill, Anthony Barcel, Alyssa Althoff & Mr. Daniel Mullins RN
May 18-25, 2019
Drs. Bubba Gilmore & Robert Belding
July 13-20, 2019
MUSC: Dr. Dane Daley, Dr. Dan Ross, Dr. Vickens Beauge & Dr. Gassendy Edmond
September 14-21, 2019
USC: Drs. David Koon, Chris Hydorn, Mike Tucker, Adam Money PGY4, Ms. Lindsey Demos PT
2018:
January 20-27, 2018
The Greenville group led by Dr. Tim Brown and fifth year GHS resident Dr. Michael Koerner and Doctors Stephanie Justinville and Richard Jean Jacque from Hospital de la Paix in Port au Prince now hold the all time record for cases done in a day (11), cases done for the week and number of inpatients seen. Not only was this due to the team being one of our outstanding teams, but also the reputation of the orthopedic program at Hospital Lumiere is growing as our teams continue to do great work. This begins the fourth year of the residency exchange program with the three orthopedic residency programs in South Carolina and the orthopedic residency at Hospital de la Paix. The group presented lectures to the residents in Port and made rounds at HUP. They did 30 major surgical cases and had 51 inpatients to round on. The clinic was lighter than usual with 53 patients. Dr. Mukkuaka Oda, The staff orthopedist at Hospital Lumiere has made our work much easier and focused on the more difficult cases.
The Greenville group led by Dr. Tim Brown and fifth year GHS resident Dr. Michael Koerner and Doctors Stephanie Justinville and Richard Jean Jacque from Hospital de la Paix in Port au Prince now hold the all time record for cases done in a day (11), cases done for the week and number of inpatients seen. Not only was this due to the team being one of our outstanding teams, but also the reputation of the orthopedic program at Hospital Lumiere is growing as our teams continue to do great work. This begins the fourth year of the residency exchange program with the three orthopedic residency programs in South Carolina and the orthopedic residency at Hospital de la Paix. The group presented lectures to the residents in Port and made rounds at HUP. They did 30 major surgical cases and had 51 inpatients to round on. The clinic was lighter than usual with 53 patients. Dr. Mukkuaka Oda, The staff orthopedist at Hospital Lumiere has made our work much easier and focused on the more difficult cases.
2017:
March 18-25, 2017
The Columbia USC team was led by Dr. Mike Green from Midlands Orthopedic & Neurosurgery. Mike is an upper extremity orthopedist. Dr. Kyle Mobley a PGY-4 orthopedic resident from USC, Dr. Stephane Constant a PGY-3 orthopedic resident form Hospital de la Paix, Dr. Rivelino Gaston a PGY-2 orthopedic resident from Hospital de la Paix, Ms. Pam Claytor RN, Mr. Eric Grumbach RPT from Columbia, and Miss Shelby Green a second year engineering student from Clemson.
The Columbia USC team was led by Dr. Mike Green from Midlands Orthopedic & Neurosurgery. Mike is an upper extremity orthopedist. Dr. Kyle Mobley a PGY-4 orthopedic resident from USC, Dr. Stephane Constant a PGY-3 orthopedic resident form Hospital de la Paix, Dr. Rivelino Gaston a PGY-2 orthopedic resident from Hospital de la Paix, Ms. Pam Claytor RN, Mr. Eric Grumbach RPT from Columbia, and Miss Shelby Green a second year engineering student from Clemson.
May 20 - 27, 2017
The Greenville, GHS, team was led by Dr. John Sanders and consisted of 4th year resident Dr. Tray Gurich and two Haitian residents from Hospital de la Paix. Third year resident, Dr. Christina DeJean and second year resident, Dr. Beager Vilens from Port-au-Prince met Dr. Sanders and Gurich at the ariport and took them to Hospital de la Paix for rounds and lectures on tendon repairs and hand problems. The team spent the night at My Fathers Guesthouse in Port and then traveled to Bonne Fin the next morning. At Hospital Lumiere the team saw 95 patients in clinic, preformed 24 surgical cases and had 38 inpatients to make rounds on.
The Greenville, GHS, team was led by Dr. John Sanders and consisted of 4th year resident Dr. Tray Gurich and two Haitian residents from Hospital de la Paix. Third year resident, Dr. Christina DeJean and second year resident, Dr. Beager Vilens from Port-au-Prince met Dr. Sanders and Gurich at the ariport and took them to Hospital de la Paix for rounds and lectures on tendon repairs and hand problems. The team spent the night at My Fathers Guesthouse in Port and then traveled to Bonne Fin the next morning. At Hospital Lumiere the team saw 95 patients in clinic, preformed 24 surgical cases and had 38 inpatients to make rounds on.
July 15-22, 2017
The Greenville, GHS, team was led by Dr. Chris Bray and consisted of 5th year resident Dr. Christian Moody and two Haitian residents from Hospital de la Paix, third year resident, Dr. Marc Pean and second year resident, Dr. Jean Jacques Richard. The team arrived late due to plane delays and they stayed in Port at My Fathers Guesthouse. They traveled to Bonne Fin the next morning. At Hospital Lumiere the team saw 87 patients in clinic, preformed 20 surgical cases and had 23 inpatients to make rounds on.
The Greenville, GHS, team was led by Dr. Chris Bray and consisted of 5th year resident Dr. Christian Moody and two Haitian residents from Hospital de la Paix, third year resident, Dr. Marc Pean and second year resident, Dr. Jean Jacques Richard. The team arrived late due to plane delays and they stayed in Port at My Fathers Guesthouse. They traveled to Bonne Fin the next morning. At Hospital Lumiere the team saw 87 patients in clinic, preformed 20 surgical cases and had 23 inpatients to make rounds on.
September 16- 23, 2017
The USC team was led by Dr. David Koon and consisted of Dr. Chrisstopher Hydorn a pediatric orthopedist who served as the staff physician from USC. Dr. Kevin Williams, PGY 3 USC Ortho resident, Dr. Stephane Constant PGY3, & Dr. Stephanie Justinville PGY2, both orthopedic residents from Hospital de la Paix in Port au Prince. Also on the team were Ms. Mary Smoak RN, and MS. Pam Olenchuk RPT. On arrival they went to Hospital de la Paix and made rounds with and lectured to the the orthopedic residents in that program. The following morning they traveled to Hospital Lumiere in south Haiti where they held clinic, cared for inpatients and preformed surgery. Dr. Mukkuaka Oda, the staff orthopedist at Hospital Lumiere supported the team and served as sponsor.
The USC team was led by Dr. David Koon and consisted of Dr. Chrisstopher Hydorn a pediatric orthopedist who served as the staff physician from USC. Dr. Kevin Williams, PGY 3 USC Ortho resident, Dr. Stephane Constant PGY3, & Dr. Stephanie Justinville PGY2, both orthopedic residents from Hospital de la Paix in Port au Prince. Also on the team were Ms. Mary Smoak RN, and MS. Pam Olenchuk RPT. On arrival they went to Hospital de la Paix and made rounds with and lectured to the the orthopedic residents in that program. The following morning they traveled to Hospital Lumiere in south Haiti where they held clinic, cared for inpatients and preformed surgery. Dr. Mukkuaka Oda, the staff orthopedist at Hospital Lumiere supported the team and served as sponsor.
November 25-December 2, 2017
The MUSC team was led by Dr. Keith Merrill again and consisted. Dr. Dane Daley, PGY 4 MUSC Ortho resident, Dr. Jean Baptist Eder PGY3, & Dr. Francois Valdano PGY2, both orthopedic residents from Hospital de la Paix in Port au Prince. Also on the team were Ms. Elizabeth Kerabin OR RN, and Miss Caroline Raburn RPT. On arrival they went to Hospital de la Paix and made rounds with and lectured to the the orthopedic residents in that program. The following morning they traveled to Hospital Lumiere in south Haiti where they held clinic, cared for inpatients and preformed surgery. Dr. Mukkuaka Oda, the staff orthopedist at Hospital Lumiere supported the team and served as sponsor. In all we preformed 26 surgeries and saw 115 clinic patients. There were 36 inpatients we cared for as well.
The MUSC team was led by Dr. Keith Merrill again and consisted. Dr. Dane Daley, PGY 4 MUSC Ortho resident, Dr. Jean Baptist Eder PGY3, & Dr. Francois Valdano PGY2, both orthopedic residents from Hospital de la Paix in Port au Prince. Also on the team were Ms. Elizabeth Kerabin OR RN, and Miss Caroline Raburn RPT. On arrival they went to Hospital de la Paix and made rounds with and lectured to the the orthopedic residents in that program. The following morning they traveled to Hospital Lumiere in south Haiti where they held clinic, cared for inpatients and preformed surgery. Dr. Mukkuaka Oda, the staff orthopedist at Hospital Lumiere supported the team and served as sponsor. In all we preformed 26 surgeries and saw 115 clinic patients. There were 36 inpatients we cared for as well.
