January 23, 2017 – Breast Cancer Services Offered by Operation Medical In Valsad Camp

Day two of the mission proved to be another very productive day for the team with 36 cases completed. Dr. Parul Krishnamurthy arrived in the early morning hours from the …

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January 22, 2017 – Day One of Cases Begins

Operation Medical clinicians began their patient cases on Sunday in prolific fashion, with the team arriving at Kasturba Hospital at 7:30am local time and completing 32 procedures before wrapping up …

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January 19-21, 2017: Arrivals and Kickoff

Volunteer providers and auxiliary staff arrived in Valsad throughout the day Friday, January 20 and overnight, with some meeting for the first time just prior to the group’s transit to …

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January 18, 2017 – Gujarat Will Celebrate Its Girls This Republic Day

Next Thursday, January 26th, India will celebrate its 67th Republic Day. This day honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into force (January 26, 1950) replacing the …

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January 15, 2017 – We Could Do Any Of This Without Our Warehouse Warriors

WAREHOUSE TEAM The India Team has been diligently packing medical supplies needed for the surgical camp team who begins its journey to Kasturba Hospital in Valsad, this week. The Mission …

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January 15, 2017 – Update from the Team on the Ground in Valsad, India!

January 15, 2017 I was so excited to hear from our dear friend, and the hospital director, Paritosh Joshi this afternoon. He sent some updates and photos of the preparation …

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January 13, 2017 Dr.s Mukul and Neelima Parikh

As this week draws to a close, I am honored to re-introduce the remaing two team members for the Valsad Mission. This time next week, 31 volunteers from all over …

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January 12, 2017 This Tremendous Threesome of Ladies Once Again Makes the Journey to Make the Difference – Reintroducing: Sue Miller, CRNP and Parul Krishnamurthy, MD and Uma Parekh, MD

Sue L. Miller, CRNA Sue Miller is Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and has been in practice for 38 years. She currently works per diem at Pinnacle Health Hospital in Harrisburg, …

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January 11, 2017 – Meet Sara Tribioli

Sara Tribioli is an Registered Nurse and works in the Operating Room at Harrisburg Hospital.   This her second mission trip, but first with Operation Medical.  She shared that she is looking forward to …

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January 10, 2017 – Welcome Back For Her Second Trip with Operation Medical – Jennifer Tran

Jennifer Tran Jennifer Tran is a Certified Surgical Technologist at Pinnacle Health Hospital in Harrisburg, PA and recently posted the following: “In less than two weeks, I will cross the …

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