Category Archives: Specialty Surgery
12.8.11 Pediatric Neurosurgical Trip
Hydrocephalus is one of the most common treatable causes of neurological disability and death in the developing world. Since the initiation of the Project Medishare hydrocephalus program in 2003, over 500 children have had surgery to treat their hydrocephalus at no
12.22.10 More people in Haiti have access to healthcare this holiday season thanks to Project Medishare supporters
By Jennifer Browning You may have remembered reading on the Project Medishare Blog about how 9-month old Julisa was toddling across her house and stumbled into a pot of boiling water causing serious burns on her right arm and left
10.28.10 Pediatric neurosurgeries successful; patients begin to return home
By Jennifer Browning Magdala Ezeve started noticing Bidina’s head was growing abnormally larger when her baby was three months old. She brought Bidina to Bernard Mevs in February. At that time, Project Medishare’s nurse liaison Maguy Rochelin was working at
10.25.10 Washington University School of Medicine joins Project Medishare’s pediatric neurosurgery program
By Jennifer Browning A pediatric neurosurgical team is working this week at Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare. Last weekend Dr. Keith Rich was at the hospital participating in a neurological assessment of prospective surgical patients, as well as providing follow-up
10.24.10 Surgical follow-up: Young boy sees progress after surgery two years ago
By Jennifer Browning Two years ago, Michael Odelis, 3, couldn’t hold his head up because his hydrocephalus made it too heavy. In April 2008 Dr. John Ragheb’s pediatric neurosurgical team performed an ETV surgery on Michael at Hopital Universitaire de
10.21.10 Pediatric neurosurgery team provides assessments for children with hydrocephalus
By Jennifer Browning Last weekend Dr. Keith Rich, a neurosurgeon from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, arrived at Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare (HBMPM) to conduct a medical assessment of children who are suffering from hydrocephalus. Dr.
6.9.10 Community Health Program staff help rural plastic surgery patients receive proper follow-up
By Jennifer Browning Almost three weeks ago, plastic surgeons from University of Miami Department of Plastic Surgery came to Port-au-Prince as part of Project Medishare’s Plastic Surgery program. Eleven-months-old Yvens Olsen was one of their patients. Today, Yvens, is already
6.4.10 Young girl gains ability to perform everyday tasks after receiving necessary plastic surgery
By Jennifer Browning At 9-months old, Julisa was toddling across their house with the support of small chair when she stumbled into a small pot of boiling water. She received serious burns on her right arm and left hand. Now
6.1.10 Cleft lip patient receives positive follow-up
By Jennifer Browning Misonier Levenson, 16-months-old, arrived at Bernard Mevs today with his mother, Monique, for a follow-up after his cleft lip surgery last week. Doctors at the hospital gave Misonier a thumbs-up. Monique will bring her son back in
5.31.10 From Jacmel to Port-au-Prince: Infant receives life saving surgery due to persistence
By Jennifer Browning It is fortunate chance that three-month-old Seinthia Michel was able to receive her endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) procedure this week as part of Project Medisahre’s pediatric neurosurgery program. At the end of April, Judy Hoffman, President of
