Health Volunteers Overseas improves the availability and quality of health care through the education, training, and professional development of the health workforce in resource-challenged countries.
Vision
HVO envisions a world where all people have access to high quality health care delivered by local health professionals.
Letter from the Executive Director and Board Chair
Dear HVO Community,
2023 marked a year of big change with new leadership and more than double the number of volunteers traveling abroad compared to 2022. 171 volunteers journeyed to 16 countries on 185 assignments while virtual programming continued to thrive alongside with 99 virtual volunteers. While numbers are good to have, what we have found truly inspiring are the relationships we have watched form and grow as our volunteers and partners abroad have worked tirelessly together to move mountains and accomplish incredible things through mutual trust and collaboration. In December, we received a visit from Drs. Yvonne Vaucher and Margaret Nakakeeto as they accepted an award from the American Academy of Pediatrics recognizing their twenty-three year partnership—twenty-three years of innovation, collaboration, and hard work on the ground improving neonatal care for babies, first at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, then in hospitals and health centers around Uganda, and then in other African countries including Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan. Their partnership, turned life-long friendship, has saved and transformed the lives of babies and families across the continent, making sweeping changes to neonatal care over decades. The impact they have had together is impossible to quantify – and their relationship is only one of many, many relationships HVO’s community has built over thirty-seven years. At the heart of HVO’s work are the people behind it, not just numbers. We thank each and every one of you for the awe-inspiring work you put into advancing global health and for the care and effort you put into building the relationships and connections that will help us achieve our dream of a world with quality health care for all.
Sincerely,
April Pinner, MSPH, RD Executive Director
Carla Smith, MD, PhD Chair of the Board of Directors
Advancing the Role of the Oncology Nurse in Vietnam
In September, a team of HVO volunteers and colleagues at the National Cancer Hospital in Vietnam collaborated on a two-week training course for oncology nurses. The course took the team months to plan and required a commitment to communication and partnership. Volunteers provided a week of lectures on various agreed upon topics to enhance the oncology nurses’ knowledge followed by a second week of hands-on practice and role play using small group instruction. The students in the course left with new skills, new connections, and new stethoscopes, which were graciously donated by volunteers.
I never imagined that it would turn into this huge program it turned into. A two-week, intensive training with large group discussions, small break-out groups with hands-on activities, bedside teaching. So, it was really an incredible program that we managed to put together.
In 2015, with a generous gift from Mr. Hansjörg Wyss, HVO launched a program designed to develop and support a cadre of future leaders in the health care sector in resource-scarce countries. The Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global Health allows HVO to support the professional development of local health care professionals at HVO project sites. Dr. Lenny Vasanthan and Dr. Gitanjali Lamichaney were two recipients in 2023, and shared the value of their experiences.
Gitanjali Lamichaney, MD
I am one of the youngest pediatricians in Bhutan. I am very blessed and fortunate to have been awarded the Wyss Scholarship twice now – once to attend the 30th IPA Congress in Gujrat & 60th Pedicon and again for the 61st Pedicon in Kochi, India. The former was my first conference as a pediatric resident, and it was such a beautiful experience. I met so many wonderful and learned pediatricians from all over the world and learned a lot from them. I also did a poster presentation on my thesis and found ways to publish it. Because it was great, I did not want to miss the Pedicon this year, and thanks to the scholarship, I could make it to the academic fiesta yet again at Kochi. This was my first conference as a pediatrician, and it encouraged me to continue learning and to take up a fellowship soon. Both times I was accompanied by Dr. Leila Srour, my mentor from HVO, who has been my support system since my first year in residency, and we made beautiful memories together to last a lifetime. Therefore I am very grateful to Mr. Wyss and HVO for this opportunity, because every time I go to these conferences I fall more in love with pediatrics, and I always have some pearls to carry back home and help my patients.
Lenny Vasanthan, BPT, MPT
The information I learned really helped me to improve our existing set up. We formulated a new assessment form and are able to provide good quality care. I was able to conduct more than twenty workshops in our center and in different states in our country. We even published two research papers and are currently involved in a few research projects that will be completed soon. Also, thanks to networking, I was able to bring in a course coordinator from the University of Tennessee to our center to teach a session for us. Thanks to the scholarship and networking, when the American Physical Therapy Association released their clinical practice guidelines on vestibular rehabilitation, I was able to be a part of the evidence summary team and was acknowledged in the guidelines.
An unexpected experience I had was when the physiotherapist of a celebrity Australian cricketer from NSW contacted me to see if I could go treat him when he was injured during the World Cup in India last year. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, I was unable to go treat him. It is good to know that a person in Australia recognizes a person from a small city called Vellore, India for his skills and experience. One of the important reasons for this recognition is my interactions with international professionals and of course the Wyss Scholarship.
In November, we were privileged to receive a visit from on-site coordinator Robert Sowa, who shared with us some of his thoughts on the impact of our project in Ghana. Since the launch of the project in 2022, Mr. Sowa has worked tirelessly alongside HVO volunteers to organize a thriving virtual lecture series and establish collaboration with HVO’s project site in Rwanda. The lecture series, which began in 2022, continued in 2023 with an additional six sessions on topics ranging from understanding benign paroxysmal positional vertigo to locomotor training for patients with neuromuscular dysfunction.
HVO is making a real impact on the lives of people. Personally, I’ve seen how HVO’s work has changed the lives of people in real time. I appeal to people who support HVO’s work to still continue to support the work, because it’s making a difference in the lives of people in the global south.
Robert Sowa, BSc, PT
HVO Stories
Some of our favorite stories from 2023.
Building Relationships and Improving Orthopaedic Healthcare in Tanzania
The Golden Apple Award, established by the HVO Board of Directors in 2006, recognizes extraordinary contributions in support of HVO’s mission, organization, and/or project sites.
2023 GOLDEN APPLE HONOREES
Charity Burke, MD
In my conversations with the residents at KCMC, I am blown away by the number of times they referenced discussions or training with Dr. Burke. She has worked through these trying times to continue to provide service and education and is well deserving of this recognition!
– Robert Erdin, MD
John Kanyusik, DDS, MSD
Dr. John is truly a doctor with a golden heart. He is very passionate on teaching, extremely kind to students and junior faculties. He has a unique way of helping students on their mistakes. He truly deserves recognition. We will be very happy to see him with a Golden Apple.
– Dr. Dashrath Kafle
Nancy Kelly, MHS
It would be impossible to quantify the impact of Ms. Kelly’s contribution to HVO. Her work has had a ripple effect, one that extends from all the volunteer assignments, to training of countless medical staff, to all the patients who received better care so they could return to having a healthy and productive life.
– Divya Singh, MD
Mark Koh, MBBS, MRCP
The workshop has been the very first one in Vietnam about neonatal dermatology. There were more than 1000 attendees both in-person and virtually. The lectures are knowledgeable and meaningful to all of us.
– Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong
Olushola Akinshemoyin Vaughn, MD
The CME course on vulvar skin disorders with Dr. Vaughn has been the very first one in Vietnam about this topic. Thanks to Dr. Vaughn, we improved the quality of diagnosis and care for our patients.
– Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong
Linda Wolff, MPT
Linda works tirelessly and makes sure that the volunteer program is running smoothly. Even during the pandemic, she kept the program running through online mentors and CME. I feel that there are no words to describe her commitment to this volunteering program to improve and transform the skills of physical therapist and physical therapy assistants in Bhutan.
– Karma Lhaki
Partnerships
Collaborating Institutions & Organizations
Collaboration is at the heart of HVO’s mission, and we are grateful for the immense efforts of our partners around the world who have dedicated themselves to improving health care in their communities. Our partnerships are the pillars of our work, and we thank all of you who make them such a success.
BHUTAN
Mongar
Eastern Regional Referral Hospital
Thimphu
Bhutan Ministry of Health
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital
Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
CAMBODIA
Kampot
Sonja Kill Memorial Hospital
Phnom Penh
Calmette Hospital
Ciomal Kien Kleng Centre
HOPE Medical Centers
National Cancer Center
Preah Kossamak Hospital
Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope
Siem Reap
Angkor Hospital for Children
COSTA RICA
San Jose
Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social System
Centro Nacional de Rehabilitacion (CENARE)
Costa Rican College of Physicians
Hospital Nacional de Ninos
Hospital Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia
Hospital San Rafael (Allejuela)
Mexico Hospital
San Juan de Dios Hospital
San Vicente de Paul (Heredia)
University of Costa Rica
GHANA
Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
GUATEMALA
Guatemala City
Innovaciones Medicas
GUYANA
Georgetown
Georgetown Public Hospital
HONDURAS
Tegucigalpa
Cancer Center Emma Callejas
Hospital Escuela Universitario
Hospital General San Felipe
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras
INDIA
Bangalore
Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Vellore
Christian Medical College & Hospital
LAOS
Luang Prabang
Lao Friends Hospital for Children
Vientiane
National University of Laos
MALAWI
Blantyre
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Malawi Ministry of Health
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
MAURITANIA
Nouakchott
Mohamed bin Zayed Field Hospital
MOLDOVA
Chisinau
Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
NEPAL
Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital
Dhulikhel
Dhulikhel Hospital
Kathmandu
Dermatology Institute Skin Health and Referral Center
Kathmandu University
National Academy of Medical Sciences
Tansen
Lumbini Medical College
PERU
Arequipa
Catholic University of Santa Maria
Hospital III Yanahuara EsSalud
Hospital Nacional Carlos Alberto Sequin Escobedo
RWANDA
Kigali
King Faisal Hospital
University of Rwanda-College of Medicine & Health Sciences
SAINT LUCIA
Vieux Fort
St. Jude Hospital
TANZANIA
Dar Es Salaam
Muhimbili National Hospital
Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
Moshi
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
UGANDA
Kabale
Kabale University School of Medicine
Kampala
Makerere University
Mulago National Referral Hospital Uganda Cancer InstituteÂ
Mbale
Holy Innocents Hospital
Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara University Teaching HospitalÂ
MukonoÂ
Uganda Christian University
VIETNAM
Da Nang
Da Nang Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital
Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy
Hai Duong
Hai Duong Medical and Technical University
Hanoi
Dai Nam University
National Cancer Hospital
Hue
Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Ho Chi Minh City
Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics
University of Medicine and Pharmacy [Vietnam]
International Federation for Dental Education (IFDE)
Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology
Thai Nguyen City
Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Scholars of 2023
Thanks to the generous contributions of donors, HVO offers a variety of scholarships to local health workers for continuing education and professional development opportunities around the world.
HVO SCHOLARSHIPS
Funding for all oral health professionals to attend conferences was provided by Matthew Fisher, DMD.
From Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal:
Manoj Humagain, BDS, MDS
109th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pariodontology (AAP) 2023
Dashrath Kafle, BDS, MDS
American Academy of Orthodontics Annual Conference 2023
Chandan Upadhyaya, BDS, MDS
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Annual Session 2023
Sumita Upadhyay, BDS, MDS
International Association of Pediatric Dentistry’s Annual Congress 2023
WARFIELD ANESTHESIA SCHOLARSHIP
Bounmy Kapolee
Participated in on-site training and mentorship at AHC in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
160 rural anesthesia professionals from across Laos
Attended the Annual Meeting of the Emergency, Critical Care and Anesthesia Specialties in Vientiane, Laos
WYSS SCHOLARSHIP FOR FUTURE LEADERS IN GLOBAL HEALTH
Dago Dem, MD
Attended the FIGO World Conference in Paris, France.
Jigme Dorji, PT
Attended spine care training at the International McKenzie Institute in Ahmedabad, India.
Kinzang Dorji, MD, MBBS
Attended the 2023 AOA Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne, Australia.
Gitanjali Lamichaney, MD
Attended the International Pediatric Association Congress in Gujarat, India where she shared research findings on mechanical ventilation in neonates.
Thi Huyen Suong Tran, MD, MSPT
Attended the World Physiotherapy Congress.
Our Community
HVO’s board and staff would like to extend our profound thanks to the members of our community who support our mission in so many ways. We stand in awe of the commitment and contributions made by these individuals, without whom we would not be able to continue our work creating a world with quality health care for all.
Project Directors & Steering Committee Members
These volunteers provide the guidance and support essential for the success of HVO programs. These leaders work year-round in many capacities – on Steering Committees providing oversight, guidance to staff and exploring new project opportunities, and as Project Directors recruiting and preparing volunteers, as well as monitoring and refining the educational goals of individual projects. Special thanks are due to these individuals who provide the framework for the management of HVO’s educational programs.
As of December 31, 2023 Steering Committee Chairs*
ANESTHESIA & NURSE ANESTHESIA
Steering Committee
F. Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCA Shawn Collins, CRNA, DNP, PhD Rebekah Cummings, MSN, CRNA Jo Davies, MBBS, FRCA * Janet Dewan, MS, CRNA, PhD Odinakachukwu Ehie, MD, FASA Evan Koch, CRNA, MSN
Project Directors
Cambodia (Phnom Penh)– Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA
Cambodia (Siem Reap)– Sarah Zangle, MSN, RN, CRNA
Ghana – Mark Brouillette, MD
Laos – Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA
Malawi – Jo Davies, MBBS, FRCA
Rwanda – Robin Naden-Semba, CRNA, RN, MPH
Uganda – Lena Dohlman-Gerhart, MD, MPH
Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) – Odinakachukwu Ehie, MD, FASA
Vietnam (Hue) – Daniel Lee, MD, PhD
DERMATOLOGY
Steering Committee
Kassahun Bilcha, MD Amy Forrestel, MD Audrey Jacobsen, MD, MPH Alexia Knapp, MD, MS Vishal Patel, MD Corina Rusu, MD Benjamin Stoff, MD * Andrea Zaenglein, MD
David Ciesla, DDS, MS Gregory Czarnecki, DDS David Frost, DDS, MS * Chinhua Hsiao, DMD, MS John Kanyusik, DDS, MSD Travis Rudd, DDS Elizabeth Shick, DDS, MPH
Project Directors
Haiti – Jack Levine, DDS
Laos – Chinhua Hsiao, DMD, MS
Nepal – Brian Hollander, DMD &Royann Royer, RDH, MPH, CDA
Tanzania – Gregory Czarnecki, DDS
Uganda – David Ciesla, DDS, MS
ORTHOPAEDICS
Steering Committee
Jacob Babu, MD, MHA Charles Blitzer, MD Charity Burke Walters, MD Marybeth Ezaki, MD Michael Heffernan, MD William Murrell, MD James Pettey, MD Divya Singh, MD * William Stetson, MD Peter Trafton, MD
Project Directors
Bhutan – Robert Hoffman, MD
Costa Rica – Marc Tompkins, MD
Ghana – Julia Katarincic, MD &Kanu Okike, MD, MPH
Honduras – Christopher Johnson, MD
Moldova– Michael Snedden, MD
St. Lucia – Thomas O’Brien, MD
Tanzania – Glen Crawford, MD
Uganda – Anne McCormack, MD
PEDIATRICS
Steering Committee
Mark Duster, MD Christoph Funk, MUDr Dorey Glenn, MPH, MD Margaret Leila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&H * Laura Speltz, MD Murray Kesselman, MD, FRCPC
We thank the many volunteers who donated their time in 2023, both virtually and in-person.
Abimbola Adegbola, MD Stephen Adolfsen, MD Daisy Alapat, MD Kevin Albuquerque, MD, MS, FRCS Cheryl Allaby, MD Maryam Altuhafy, BDS,MS Susana Arango, MD Sarah Asch, MD Jennifer Audette, PhD, PT Arthur Bagabag, MD Paul Bahn, DMD Asha Bajaj, DPT Jean Baumgartel, OTR/L, CHT, OT Janna Beling, PhD, PT Lydia Benitez, PharmD Roland Beverly, MD Jill Binkley, PT, MSc, CLT Charles Blitzer, MD Elen Blochin, MD, PhD Jared Block, MD Megan Block, MD Charles Bloomer, DDS Lisa Bloomer, RN Mark Boone, DMD, MS Yves Boudreau, MD Deborah Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS, FAAN David Brams Matthew Braswell, MD Anna Breedlove, RN Clark Brinton, DMD Christopher Brodkin, MD T. Desmond Brown, MD Julia Bryson, MD Charity Burke Walters, MD Bruce Camitta, MD Charlene Carroll, MD Virginia Casey, MD Christina Chan, MD Brian Chang, MD Winnie Cheng Linus Chuang, MD, MPH, MS David Ciesla, DDS, MS Alena Clark, PhD, MPH Rutledge Clement, MD, MBA Glen Crawford, MD Hazel Cruz, SPT Randall Culp, MD Rebekah Cummings, MSN, CRNA Sarah Cwiak, DPT Gregory Czarnecki, DDS Bahar Dasgeb, MD Jill Derstine, RN, EdD Kunj Desai, MD Janet Dewan, MS, CRNA, PhD Jens Dixen, PT Ryan Dodge, MD Lena Dohlman-Gerhart, MD, MPH Ayooluwa Douglas, MD Martina Downard, MD Maggie Dylewski Begis, PhD, MS, RD Eva Echeverria, SPT Odinakachukwu Ehie, MD, FASA Robert Erdin, MD Jakob Feeney, MD Jacqueline Ferdowsali, DNP, MSN, BSN Daniel Ferriero, BSN Siri Fiebiger, MD, MPH Elliott Fox, MD Christo Frangopoulos, MD Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN Romolo Gaspari, MSc, MD, PhD Nicholas Gates, MD Thomas Gellhaus, MD, FACOG J. N. Alastair Gibson, MBBS, FRCS Lara Gil Melgosa, MD Timothy Gleeson, MD Dorey Glenn, MPH, MD Gail Goldstein, MD Michael Gordon D. Kirk Gray, PT David Gregg, MD David Grier, MD Bill Griffin, DDS Alyssa Grissom, MSN, APN Cassandora Grzybek, BSN, RN
Emily Gurnee, MD Jason Halvorson, MD Susan Harris, MD Kyle Hartley, BSN, RN, CCRN Richard Haspel, MD, PhD Leslie Hayes, DDS Paula Heimberg, MD Kitra Henker, DNP, CRNA Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA Jesus Hermosillo Rodriguez, MD Ana Hernandez Caballero, MD Michael Hill, MD Robert Hoffman, MD Brian Hollander, DMD Jesse Hollander, DDS Carrie Horwitch, MPH, DTM&H, MD Stephen Humphrey, MD Autumn Hurd, DDS Brad Hyatt, MD Jodi Hyman, RN Cary Idler, MD Kimberly Jarczyk, PhD, ARNP, CPNP Tristan Jarrett, BSN Shirlene Jay Jung, MD Maggie Jerome, MS, RD, CNSC Anuja Jhingran, MD Megan Jung John Kanyusik, DDS, MSD Kaira Kaplinsky, MD Timothy Kauffman, PT, PhD, MS Leslie Kean, MD, PhD Frank Keller, MD Patricia Kelly, RN, PhD, FNP, MPH Lisa Kennedy-Sheldon, FAAN, PhD Murray Kesselman, MD, FRCPC Shakila Khan, MD Siah Kim, MBBS, MMed, PhD, FRACP Richard Kishimoto, SPT Alexia Knapp, MD, MS Juin Yee Kong, MD Winston Koo, MBBS Ellen Kromnick, PT, DPT Sophallyda Krouch, MD Karissa Kunihira, MD, MA Arden Kwan, MD Veerle Langenhorst, MB ChB Patricia Larsen, PT, CWS, OMS Khristinn Leitch, MD, MBA Lloyd Lense, MD Claudia Leonard, MD Elena Lerma, RN, BSN Thuji Lhamu, BSN, MA, DNP, RN Michael Linden, MD, PhD Robert Lindsay, MD Katharine Lowndes, MBBS, FRCPath Shant Maisyan, SPT Lawrence Malinconico, MD Natalie Marenghi, MD Julie Martchenke, RN, MS, CPNP Michael Martin, MD Anne Marie Matusak, MS, DDS Dawn McClellan, DDS Maeve McConnell, OT R. Byron McCord, MD Brian McQuaide, MD Jeffrey Menashe, MD Ellen-Marie Milan, RNC-NIC Carlos Murga-Zamalloa, MD Paul Musherure, DDS, MS Robin Naden-Semba, CRNA, RN, MPH Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD, MSc Cindy Neunert, MD Prakash Neupane, MD Marshall Newman, DMD Nathalie Nguyen, MD Sara Nguyen, MSN, CRNA, RN, BSN Patti Nicks, RN, MSN Mary Anne Nidiry, MD, MBA David Nixon, MB ChB Thomas O’Brien, MD Timothy O’Brien, MBBS Lauren O’Donnell, OTR/L, CHT Kanu Okike, MD, MPH Adebola Olarewaju, MS, PhD, RN, CPNP
Maria Teresa Olivari, MD Thomas Openshaw, MD, MS Karl Ordelheide, MD Steven Osborne, SPT Kristine Osmond, MOT, OTR/L Cody Paiva, MPH, DO Bianca Palmisano, RN, MSN George Pantely, MD Travis Parkulo, MD Matthew Parry Matthew Patel, MD Nikunjkumar Patel, MD, MBBS Jeffrey Peck, MD Eva Pellerin Nicholas Pettit, DO Thomas Pham, MD Andrew Phillips, DMD Rebecca Piland, MD Kira Plagge, CRNA Jesse Powell, MD Surendra Prajapati, PhD Ally Prebtani, BScPhm, MD Ross Pulver, DDS, MS Catherine Quinlan, MSc, FRACP, MD Roland Ramirez, SPT Kishore Ranade, MD Ambria Reid, RN Natalia Rekhter, PhD, MHA Anne Renteria, MD Peter Rice, MD Delene Richburg, MD Benjamin Rioux-Masse, MD Peggy Roller, DPT, PT, MS Royann Royer, RDH, MPH, CDA Travis Rudd, DDS Michael Rytting, MD Amy Sacco, RN, MS, OCN Antoinette Sander, PT, DPT, MS, CLT-LANA Heidi Sandige, MD Eric Schryver, MD Peter Sepsis, MS, MPH Ashley Serrette, MD, FAAP Meera Shah, MD Deborah Shindell, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, RN Anita Sircar, MD, DTM&H, MPH Alyssa Smith, DNP, CRNA Kelly Smith, MD Susan Solecki, DrPH, MSN, PNP-BC Steven Sonnenberg, MD Margaret Leila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&H Lawrence Starr, MD, FACP Jaime Suarez-Londono, MD Katherine Tarlock, MD Melanie Thomas, MD, MS Irene Tran, MSCI, DPT Irene Turpie, MB ChB, FRCP William Ung Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH Shola Vaughn, MD Donna Venezia, MD John Vermeulen, MD Ryan Walsh, DDS, MS Melissa Wasielewski, PA Brent Waters, MD Benjamin Watkins, MD Bryan Watt Robert Winokur, MD, FACEP Kwame Wiredu, MBChB, PhD Richard Wise, MD Linda Wolff, MPT Deborah Wolfson, MD Dale Wood, MD Susan Wood, MSN, PNP-BC, MPH, IBCLC Karl Woodmansey, MA, DDS Fei Wu, MBBS Keita Yada, SPT Robert Yancey, MD Stephanie Yee, SPT Katelyn Young Xuhui Zhong, MD Maryam Zia, MD Bara Zuhaili, MD, FACS
Legacy Circle
A planned gift ensures that HVO will be able to continue to make important educational strides in the improvement of health care in resource-scarce countries. The following people have made a commitment to HVO’s future through a provision in their charitable gift planning.
Anonymous (7) Charles & Sandy Blitzer Richard Coughlin, MD, MSc Jay Cox, MD Nancy Cox Kim Dunleavy, PhD, PT, OCS Denise & Dennis English Germaine Fritz, DO Dr. & Mrs. David Frost
Leslie Glickman, PT, PhD, MEd, MGA Elaine Goodall, PT, Med Linda & John James Nancy Kelly & Michael Hagan Richard & Mary Kemme Drs. Elizabeth & Gopal Krishnan
Celia Pechak, PT, PhD, MPH James Pembroke Alfred Scherzer, MD, MS, EdD Carla Smith, MD, PhD Steven Stoddard, MD The Estate of Karen Pitts Stubenvoll Dr. Robert & Ann Volz
Surgeons’ Circle
This special category of membership reflects the generous support of individuals committed to the future of our organization through a lifetime membership.
Dorrit Ahbel, MD Oluade Ajayi, MD Gilbert Anderson, MD Merlin Anderson, MD Paul Axtell, MD Samuel Baker, MD Charles Balch, MD, PhD, FACS James Bennett, MD Charles Blitzer, MD William Bohl, MD Yves Boudreau, MD* Mark Brazinski, MD Joseph Cass, MD Charles Cornell, MD Richard Coughlin, MD, MSc* Jay Cox, MD* Glen Crawford, MD Stephen Curtin, MD Robert Derkash, MD John Dormans, MD John Drake, MD* James Dyreby, MD John Esterhai, MD* Dick Fisher, MD* J. William Follows, MD Robert Foster, MD Germaine Fritz, DO* David Frost, DDS, MS Barry Gainor, MD Guillermo Garcia, MD* R. Michael Gross, MD* Hill Hastings, MD
Lawrence Herman, DMD, MD Robert Hoffman, MD William Horton, MD M. Patricia Howson, MD Richard Idler, MD Julie Keller, MD John Kelly, DMD, MD* Richard Kemme, MD Todd Kim, MD Kent Kirkland, MD Marc Kornmesser, MD* Subram Gopal Krishnan, MD Gregory Krivchenia, MD Michael Krosin, MD* William Laney, MD William LaSalle, MD Gerald Lee, MD Jeanne Leffers, PhD, RN James Leffers, MD James Lehner, MD Kirk Lewis, MD Isador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCS* Edward V.A. Lim, MD Kevin Little, MD Todd Mailly, MD James Matiko, MD Dean Matsuda, MD William Murrell, MD R. Scott Oliver, MD Vincent Pellegrini, MD Mark Perlmutter, MS, MD James Pettey, MD
Fredric Price, MD George Rapp, MD Elizabeth Regan, MD, PhD David Rovinsky, MD Kevin Rumball, MD Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPH Richard Schwend, MD Gilbert Shapiro, MD* Carla Smith, MD, PhD* Roger Sobel, MD David Spiegel, MD* Robert Stein, MD William Stetson, MD Steven Stoddard, MD* Daniel Switlick, MD Mordechai Tarlow, MD Bruce Toby, MD Marc Tompkins, MD Charles Toner, MD Michael Turner, MD Lawrence and Kim Walker, MD Elizabeth Watson, MD William West, MD David Whitney, MD David Wiebe, MD Ralph Wolf, MD Ronald Wyatt, MD Rebecca Yu, MD Kenneth Zehnder, MD Lewis Zirkle, MD
*These Surgeons’ Circle members renewed their commitment to addressing the global health workforce crisis, making a second pledge to the Surgeons’ Circle.
Organizational Partners
Organizations
Global Impact Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America Society for Pediatric Dermatology
Foundations
Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation Nolan Family Charitable Foundation Renaissance Charitable Wyss Medical Foundation
Sponsors
American Academy of Dermatology American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists American Dental Association American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand American Physical Therapy Association American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology British Society for Haematology American Dental Association American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand American Physical Therapy Association American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Hematology British Society for Haematology
Donors
REGENT’S CIRCLE ($10,000+)
Leslie Glickman, PT, PhD Michael Hagan & Nancy Kelly, MHS Julia Plotnick, MPH, RN, FAAN Hansjörg Wyss Robert and Maureen Zutz
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999)
Kathleen Moore Bishop, MD Suzanne Brown, CRNA F. Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCA Matthew Fisher, DMD Jean Francisco Michael Gilson, MD Paul Henry, PhD Martha Liggett Mary Lovejoy Mark Pettey
CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000-$4,999)
Dheera Ananthakrishnan, MD Iqbal Anwar, MD Jennifer Audette, PhD, PT V. Ted Barnett, MD Ted and Melza Barr Linda Baumann, PhD, RN, CS Janna Beling, PhD, PT Jared Block, MD Yves Boudreau, MD Mark Brazinski, MD John Callahan, MD Kevin Carlile, MD Jay Cox, MD Stephen Curtin, MD Thomas Degenhardt, MD John Drake, MD James Dyreby, MD John Esterhai, MD Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN David Gould Thomas Gellhaus, MD, FACOG Robert Hoffman, MD Carrie Horwitch, MPH, DTM&H, MD M. Patricia Howson, MD Lisa Huang, MBA Charles Jennings, MD Harry Jergesen, MD Elizabeth Kay, PT, PhD John Kelly, DMD, MD Cecilia Kolkin Marc Kornmesser, MD Elizabeth Gopal Krishnan, MD Michael Krosin, MD Russell and Karen Larsen Christine Lathuras, DDS Gerald Lee, MD James Lehner, MD James Leffers, MD Randall Lewis, MD Gayle Lomax, MBA Henry Stow Lovejoy Gary Loyd, MD, MMM Pamela Maroulis, CFRE Ken McCormick Stephanie Murphy, MPA, CPA Sylvia Parra, MD Pradip Patel, DDS James Pembroke Ann Pflugrath, MD Rey Ramirez, MD George Rapp, MD Monthakan Ratnarathorn, MD David Robie, MD Jackie Rowles, CRNA Steve Schwartz Carla Smith, MD, PhD Agnes So Jeffery Soldatis, MD David Spiegel, MD Vidya Swaminathan, PhD Joao Tavares, MD Dorothy & Glenn Terrell James Tielsch, PhD Christine Tompkins Chad Turner, MD Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH James West, MD Kevin Wheelan David Wiebe, MD Duncan Wilson Richard Wise, MD Nevin Zablotsky, DMD Howard Zucker, DDS Thomas Zutz
DEAN’S CIRCLE ($500-$999)
Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD Samuel Baker, MD Charles Balch, MD, PhD, FACS Adrienne Balsam, MD Pamela Benson William Bohl, MD Laura & Russell Bolton Robert Buly, MD Miguel Cabanela, MD John Chase, MD Diane Clark Michael Coe, MD Richard Coughlin, MD, MSc William Creasman, MD Kamlesh Desai, MD Thomas Duquin, MD Audrey Ezeh, CRNA, MSN Maura Fulton Lena Dohlman-Gerhart, MD, MPH J. N. Alastair Gibson, MBBS, FRCS L. Michael Glode, MD R. Michael Gross, MD Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA Theresa Hennessey, MD Wolfgang Hoppe Flavia Horth, MD William Horton, MD Linda & John James Stephanie Jones, MD Julie Keller, MD Todd Kim, MD Amy Kimball, MD Clayton Koppes, PhD Roy Korn, MD, MPH Michael & Linda Kowalik Viji Kurup, MD Joanna Law, MD Amir Matityahu, MD Collin May, MD Anne McCormack, MD Katie McMullen Erica Meloe, PT, MBA, MA, COMT Eileen Miller, CRNA H. David Moehring, MD Jonathan Morgan, MD Mark Nelson Karl Ordelheide, MD George Pantely, MD Vikas Patel, MD Mary Pauly, FACP, MD April Pinner, MSPH, RD & Kris Porter, DPT Patricia Pippen Benjamin Rioux-Masse, MD Andrew Ruoff, MD Janet Rush, MS, MD Joseph Sacamano, MD Divya Singh, MD Michael Snedden, MD Robert Stein, MD Marc Swiontkowski, MD Daniel Switlick, MD Mordechai Tarlow, MD Charles Toner, MD John Tsai, MD Mark & Tina Tucker Laura Tyson Bruce Wheeler, MD Michael Wick, MD, PhD Kristin Wingfield, MD Felasfa Wodajo, MD Robert & Norma Worden Scott Varland, DDS Gregory Vrabec, MD
Board of Directors & Staff
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As of December 31, 2023
Janna Beling, PT, PhDÂ California State University, NorthridgeÂ
Ryan Fouss Founder, Same Same MediaÂ
Maura J. Fulton International Development Specialist
Erin Gibbs, CPA – Treasurer Habitat for Humanity International
Thomas M. Gellhaus, MD, FACOG – Vice Chair Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology – University of Iowa
Richard Henker, PhD, CRNA, FAAN University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Lisa Huang, MBA, MS Google
Gayle A. Lomax, MBA – Secretary  Chief Marketing Officer, Sheppard Pratt
Pamela Ronka Maroulis, MPA, CFRE Principal Consultant, Accordant
Steve Schwartz President, GDS Consulting Services, LLC
Carla Smith, MD, PhD – Chair St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho
Maureen Zutz, MHA
April Pinner, MSPH, RD – Ex-Officio Executive Director
STAFF
WASHINGTON, DC
April Pinner, MSPH, RD Executive Director
Laura Tyson Director of Finance
Lisa Vu, PhD Director of Programs
Danielle Stonehirsch Manager of Communications & Donor Relations
Andrea Moody, MA Manager of Project Operations
Lauren Franklin Program Manager
Natalie Cary Program Coordinator
Lily Troup Technical Support Coordinator
Emily Dalton Program Coordinator
Imani Oluoch Administrative Assistant
UGANDA
Stella Nyange Volunteer Coordinator
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Without Donor Restrictions
With Donor Restrictions
Total
Revenue and Support
In-kind Contributions Contributions – Other Other Income Investment Income, Net Net Assets Released from Restrictions
$3,904,005 358,956 660 (582,549) 1,769,369
$ 0 88,598 0 0 (1,769,369)
$3,904,005 447,554 660 (582,549) 0
Total Revenue and Support:
6,615,539
(1,680,771)
4,934,768
Expenses
Program Services: In-kind Program Services Program Services – Other Total Program Services:
Support Services: Management and General Fundraising Total Support Services:
3,904,005 914,306 4,818,311
224,460 105,006 329,466
0 0 0
0 0 0
3,904,005 914,306 4,818,311
224,460 105,006 329,466
Total Expenses:
5,147,777
0
5,147,777
Change in Net Assets Net Assets – Beginning of Year
1,467,762 4,180,094
(1,680,771) 2,424,737
(213,009) 6,604,831
Net Assets – End of Year
$5,647,856
$743,966
$6,391,822
The complete audited statements are available upon request and on the HVO website.
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