
2022 Annual Report
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Mission
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.
Values
Innovation – We implement innovative, effective programs that meet the needs of host country institutions, are sustainable, and build local capacity.
Excellence – We deliver transformative education projects that promote lifelong learning and professional development opportunities.
Partnership – We work in partnership with other organizations, host governments and institutions, and local health care professionals in a cooperative spirit of mutual respect, equity, and integrity.
Stewardship – We deeply value our members, donors, and volunteers and are committed to strong stewardship.
Letters from the Chair and Executive Director

Reflecting on the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 offers us at HVO an opportunity to celebrate our strengths and prepare for a bright future. With the world rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, we look forward to an era of renewed possibilities and exciting new opportunities that comes along with a return to pre-pandemic levels of travel and exchange. In the fall of 2022, friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate the tenure of our much beloved executive director, and the end of the year saw enormous generosity in donations to the Nancy Kelly Leadership Fund. Simultaneously, our virtual educational offerings reached more health care providers than ever before, and we thoughtfully and carefully resumed travel based on our constituents’ needs.
Championing innovation, and key to both our recent success and our bright future, is the talent and leadership of our new Executive Director, April Pinner, who assumed the helm in early 2023. Accelerating our transition to the digital age at breakneck speed, she was instrumental in launching the REI and making all of the virtual training possible in a fraction of the time anticipated. Her deep understanding of HVO’s legacy and visionary goals for the organization make her well positioned to shape health care around the world for years to come. Speaking on behalf of the Board, we could not be more proud of April’s work and eagerly anticipate the trajectory she creates at HVO for generations to come.
Each year truly has been better than the one before as we grow, adapt, and welcome new people around the world into our community. I have every reason to believe that the coming year will be no different. I thank everyone for an extraordinary 2022, and I look forward to all that is to come in 2023.
Sincerely,
Carla
Carla Smith, MD, PhD
Chair of the Board of Directors

In 2022, HVO volunteers provided over 3,800 hours of virtual training while 50 volunteers traveled to teach abroad as pandemic-era restrictions lifted. Both HVO volunteers and international partners were enthusiastic about the opportunities to meet face-to-face for the first time in some cases, and to see old friends in others. As 2022 progressed, HVO begin integrating our virtual and in-person program models into a hybrid model. HVO partners and volunteers can now engage in-person or virtually, based on each site’s unique needs and capacities. One volunteer, after conducting dozens of online presentations, was at last able to plan his visit to meet the trainees he had known only virtually for a year. Another traveled to Hue, Vietnam to lead a workshop that, thanks to the hybrid model, he was able to share online with over a thousand participants from hospitals all over the country.
Our community has really stepped up to all the challenges we have faced. 2022 brought a record number of Golden Apple honorees as so many of our members and partners showed exemplary dedication to our mission of bringing high quality, accessible health care to all. We launched new program areas in health administration and management and in nutrition and lactation. We also began increasing our scholarship programs to a pre-pandemic level, sponsoring 12 health professionals from HVO’s sites to attend international conferences and virtual and in-person trainings.
The need to invest in education and professional mentorship of health professionals in resource-scarce countries is as critical as ever. None of the work HVO does would be possible without the support of you, the HVO community. Our heartfelt thanks to all for your commitment to our mission and to global health.
Sincerely,
April
April Pinner, MSPH, RD
Executive Director
Vietnam’s First Neonatal Dermatology Workshop

After a long hiatus as COVID-19 shut down borders and stalled travel, HVO began sending volunteers overseas once again. In the summer of 2022, volunteer Dr. Mark Koh Jean Aan, clinical associate professor and head and senior consultant at the Department of Dermatology of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Singapore, headed to Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy (HUMP) in Vietnam to conduct a workshop on pediatric dermatology. After an initial trip in 2019, he was prevented from returning by the pandemic shutdowns. In early 2022, Dr. Phuong Nguyen, HVO’s project on-site coordinator, reached out and asked if he would be willing to return for the workshop. Dr. Koh brought a team of five colleagues from Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines: Dr. Leong Kin Fon, Dr. Lynette Wee, Dr. Ang Yi Shan, Dr. Kathleen Mitch Uy Gomez, Dr. Siti Nuraihan Nordin. They collaborated with Dr. Nguyen and other dermatology staff in Hue to plan a day of training sessions.
The workshop took considerable planning to make it a reality, and Dr. Koh, Dr. Nguyen, and their teams worked tirelessly to iron out the ideal date, lecture topics, and audience. They settled on August 20th and were able to plan out a full day of training with collaboration from volunteers and HUMP staff. After surveying providers at HUMP, Dr. Phuong Nguyen determined that not only were a large number of dermatology professionals interested, but there was also significant interest from those in pediatrics, obstetric, and family medicine. Practitioners across all fields were invited to take part.

Twelve hundred health care professionals from institutions all over the country attended the presentations, both in-person and virtually. The workshop covered thirteen lecture topics, from physiological skin changes in neonates to genodermatoses presenting in the neonatal period. Presentations were all well received and generated questions and discussions among attendees. This was the first workshop on neonatal dermatology to take place in Vietnam. “There have been no real pediatric dermatologists in Vietnam,” wrote Dr. Nguyen, “so this workshop is so meaningful to us.” Even after a long day, attendees stayed past the end of the sessions to continue discussion. All seemed to agree that the presentations were valuable and informative.
Plans to organize further workshops with more HVO volunteers are underway and topics are currently under discussion. Dr. Koh and his team intend to return every two years to continue teaching, and he is hopeful that he can help arrange a fellowship for Dr. Nguyen at his institution in Singapore. Of the workshop and future plans, Dr. Nguyen says, “We always appreciate HVO’s [motto]: ‘Transforming lives through education.’”
My meetings with the universities in Vietnam are my favorite meetings of the month. I learn so much from my counterparts and am fascinated by how different our approaches are to education.
Kim Branciforte, PHN, RN, MSN
Supporting Future Leaders in Global Health: The Wyss Scholarship Program and Dr. Namara’s Journey to Improve Patient Care in Uganda

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. Benigna Namara is one such provider from HVO’s partner institution the Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences in Uganda. In the fall of 2022, Dr. Namara used Wyss scholarship funds to attend the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference in Seattle, Washington.
Along with over 3,000 international colleagues, Dr. Namara had an opportunity to grow her professional network while learning from others’ research and projects related to prevention and control of tropical diseases. At the conference, Dr. Namara hoped to learn more about current practices in infectious disease diagnostics, to meet like-minded colleagues with whom she could share experiences and knowledge, and to identify research she might be able to apply to developing low-cost diagnostics in Uganda. She was successful in these objectives and was able to apply her new knowledge once she returned home by developing a project on metagenomic sequencing for infections causing febrile neutropenia among children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy and analyzing the data.
At the conference she was also introduced to a company that has developed several diagnostic metagenomic panels that she could use in a project to determine the most common causes of febrile illness in Ugandan hospitals to find the most appropriate regimens for empiric treatment.
Her experience at the conference changed her perspective. “Previously I had a defeatist attitude towards infectious disease diagnostics which I felt were way out of our reach for countries like mine,” she says, “but this has since changed. I see now that great strides have been made, some of which are achievable even in my country…. Because of my experience at the ASTMH meeting, I am certainly more inclined now to making more ambitious decisions regarding my work and my career. [I am] inspired by some of the researchers who presented their work, experiences and challenges which they had to overcome to get to where they are.”
Dr. Namara is able to take what she learned abroad back to Uganda where she can pass on the knowledge and utilize it to improve patient care in her community. Global health progress begins with its health workers. The Wyss Scholarship is one way in which HVO invests in the individuals who make up our global health workforce.
What a rewarding experience to interact with colleagues with different perspectives of medicine.
Dr. Jose Alonso Acuna Feoli
site-coordinator for HVO’s internal medicine project in Costa Rica
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This is one of the most rewarding jobs I do. Because of this collaboration, our dental school has improved in clinical and academic dentistry. I enjoy how students are learning to be a competent workforce for Nepal and the world.
Dashrath Kafle, BDS, MDS,
on-site coordinator for HVO’s oral health project in Nepal
Advancing Internal Medicine Education in San Jose, Costa Rica Through Virtual Learning

In 2022, the internal medicine project in San Jose, Costa Rica was entirely virtual. It was a busy year, with lectures given by five volunteers across six medical specialties and twenty-three unique subtopics. Each volunteer provided between four and six different lectures geared towards residents and early-career physicians to support their work managing patients on the hospital floor. Volunteers were asked to provide lists of topics they could claim expertise in, and on-site coordinator Dr. José Acuña-Feoli chose the ones most relevant to the department’s current needs. The goal of each presentation was to advance participants to a higher level of learning; each already had a background in the basics.
Trainees came from three different hospitals in San Jose, something project director Dr. Ankita Sagar thinks was a valuable outcome of the virtual training. Previously, with in-person volunteers, presentations were limited to an audience of staff at a single hospital. With HVO’s Remote Education Interface (REI) and Zoom, staff at all three hospitals were able to benefit from trainings while having the opportunity to connect with each other and build a local community.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of hospital patients increased, and residents were often required to engage in independent learning on their own time. The hospital’s need to set aside dedicated learning time has been outweighed by their need to have residents available to manage the patient load. Launching HVO’s REI was motivation to ensure that residents were guaranteed an outlet for consistent education opportunities.

HVO on-site coordinator Dr. Acuña-Feoli is pleased with the virtual component of the project. It allows lectures to be recorded and saved so that residents and staff can review the material at any time. “The attendees value the project and effort of the volunteers,” he says. “The information has been useful on the daily internal medicine practice.”
In 2023, volunteers will resume in-person trips. However, virtual activities will continue simultaneously. The hybrid model will allow the project to provide the best of both worlds. Volunteers and partners are looking forward to meeting and strengthening the relationships built online.
Virtual Tumor Board Discussions: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Cancer Treatment Practices in Nepal

Every Saturday night in 2022, Dr. Prakash Neupane, project director for HVO’s oncology project in Nepal, hosted an online tumor board discussion with other HVO volunteers and colleagues at the Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital and the B.P. Koirala Health Sciences Center. The discussions began in 2021 as a response to the pandemic shutdowns and are still ongoing. Each discussion is different. When colleagues in Nepal have cases they would like to discuss, they send Dr. Neupane and other HVO volunteers the information two days in advance to review and prepare. On average, there are about ten participants from the Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital and three from the B.P. Koirala Health Sciences Center. There are generally three volunteers present for each meeting. Discussions include one to three cases and last one to one and half hours.
HVO volunteer Dr. Melanie Thomas is a frequent participant in these discussions and enjoys taking part. “The cases are typically quite complicated, which makes it very interesting for us. The team in Nepal is always very grateful for the HVO input, and they commonly will give us follow-up several months later,” she says. Dr. Thomas, Dr. Neupane, and other volunteers have noticed a trend of teenagers with what are typically considered “adult” cancers. This observation has led to some discussion of developing a project to perform tumor genomics on young patients’ tumors to gain a better understanding of why this might be happening in Nepal.

Thanks to case discussions, HVO volunteers guided colleagues on a change in practice from breast fine needle biopsies to core needle biopsies, which is currently considered best practice to biopsy breast masses. They have also elevated practices for neoadjuvant chemotherapy to the current standard. Now, providers perform neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by breast surgery for patients rather than surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy.
Dr. Thomas has found her involvement very rewarding, and it has helped her form some important relationships: “One outcome of my involvement in this tumor board is that I’m starting to work with one of the young women oncologists there on developing a medical oncology training program at another hospital in Eastern Nepal. If we are able to generate interest and a letter of support, I plan to submit a Fulbright Scholar Award application.”
Dr. Neupane feels that weekly discussions “have had a significant impact in patient care of those patients who were presented…there has been significant impact in changes of practice in many common cancers.” He says one of the most notable achievements of the collaboration has been the “change in practice in multiple types of breast cancer treatments, diagnoses, and genetic risk counseling.”
The consistent support and resource sharing have changed cancer treatment practices and improved patient care and outcomes. The knowledge shared will continue to be incorporated as well as taught to future trainees. Education can transform lives.
It was wonderful to be able to lecture from home and the participants seemed very thankful. It was a convenience to be able to teach the topic without heavy financial investment.
Drew Bourret, DScPT, PT
Golden Apple Award
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. The award recognizes work in curriculum development, mentoring of faculty, students, clinicians or fellow volunteers, didactic or clinical training, development of education resources, leadership and/or extraordinary contribution to the sustainability and effectiveness of HVO.
Stephanie Murphy, MPA, CPA
Richard Wise, MD
Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN
Yangden, BSN
Dashrath Kafle, BDS, MDS
Brian Hollander, DMD
Matthew Fisher, DMD
Royann Royer, RDH, MPH, CDA
Anju Adhikary
Robert Erdin, MD
Bhavani Chalikonda, MBBS
Rebecca Turkel, PT, DP
Partnerships
2022 Collaborating Institutions & Organizations
We thank our many outstanding partners around the world for their support.
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
Royal Institute of Health Sciences
University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
CAMBODIA
Kampot
Sonja Kill Memorial Hospital
Phnom Penh
Calmette Hospital
Ciomal Kien Kleng Centre
HOPE Medical Centers
Preah Kossamak Hospital
Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope
Siem Reap
Angkor Hospital for Children
National Cancer Center
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
University of Malawi College of Medicine
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
Mbale
Holy Innocents Hospital
Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara University Teaching Hospital
Uganda Cancer Institute
Mukono
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 2022
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 virtual conferences was provided by Matthew Fisher, DMD.
From Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal:
Nisha Acharya, BDS, MDS
American Association of Endodontics (AAE) annual meeting
Asian Regional Congress of Dental Traumatology Conference 2022
Prayashi Burlakoti, BDS, MDS
Asian Regional Congress of Dental Traumatology Conference 2022
Anil Chakradhar, BDS, MDS
Asian Regional Congress of Dental Traumatology Conference 2022
Dashrath Kafle, BDS, MDS
American Association of Orthodontics (AAO) Annual Conference
Asian Regional Congress of Dental Traumatology Conference 2022
Arjun Karki, BDS
Asian Regional Congress of Dental Traumatology Conference 2022 (winner of bronze medal in case presentation competition)
Neha Shrestha, BDS
Asian Regional Congress of Dental Traumatology Conference 2022
Chandan Upadhyaya, BDS, MDS
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Annual Meeting
WYSS SCHOLARSHIP FOR FUTURE LEADERS IN GLOBAL HEALTH
Benigna Namara, MB ChB, MPH
Attended the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) conference in Seattle, WA.
Tshering Dorji, PTT
Attended the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy conference in London.
Monu Tamang, BPT, COMT
Attended training in musculoskeletal conditions with the European Teaching Group of Orthopaedic Medicine in Belgium.
Lenny Vasanthan Thinagaran, MPT
Completed Advanced Vestibular Physical Therapist (AVPT) Certification. The first three modules were virtual training and the fourth was in-person in Pittsburgh.
Tshering Penjor, PT
Lung Foundation of Australia “COPD and Pulmonary Rehab” online training course. Year-long course access began January 2022.
Tshenday Wangchuk, BPT
Lung Foundation of Australia “COPD and Pulmonary Rehab” online training course. Year-long course access began January 2022.
Our Community
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the members of our vast community who support us in so many ways. While it would be impossible to thank every single individual for every contribution, we are grateful for this opportunity to recognize many of the people and organizations who play an essential role in our mission. Thank you!
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.
ANESTHESIA & NURSE ANESTHESIA
Steering Committees
F. Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCA
Jo Davies, MBBS, FRCA – chair
Odinakachukwu Ehie, MD, FASA
Shawn Collins, CRNA, DNP, PhD – chair
Rebekah Cummings, MSN, CRNA
Janet Dewan, MS, CRNA, PhD
Evan Koch, CRNA, MSN
Project Directors
Bhutan – William Van Cleve, MD, MPH
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
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 – chair
Andrea Zaenglein, MD
Project Directors
Cambodia – Roland Beverly, MD
Costa Rica – Casey Carlos, MD, PhD
Nepal – Cheryl Bayart, MD, MPH
Uganda – Alexia Knapp, MD, MS
Vietnam – Gail Goldstein, MD
HEMATOLOGY
Steering Committee
Shashikant Apte, MD, FRCPA
Theresa Coetzer, PhD – chair
Sumit Gupta, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Michael Linden, MD, PhD
Benjamin Rioux-Masse, MD
Katherine Tarlock, MD
Project Directors
Cambodia (Phnom Penh) – Benjamin Watkins, MD
& Katharine Lowndes, MBBS, FRCPath
Cambodia (Siem Reap) – Bruce Camitta, MD
Peru – Michael Linden, MD, PhD
& Jaime Suarez-Londono, MD
Tanzania – Jared Block, MD
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Steering Committee
Charlene Carroll, MD
Roy Korn, MD, MPH
Rebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPH – chair
Richard Wise, MD
Project Directors
Bhutan – Jason Yung, MD
Cambodia (Kampot) – Maria Teresa Olivari, MD
Cambodia (Phnom Penh) – Victoria Seligman, MD
Costa Rica – Ankita Sagar, MD, MPH, FACP
Guyana – Zahira Khalid, MBBS
India – Atul Shah, MD
Nepal – George Pantely, MD
Uganda (Kabale) – Claudia Leonard, MD
& Deborah Wolfson, MD
Uganda (Kampala) – Rebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPH
Uganda (Mbarara) – Claudia Leonard, MD
NURSING EDUCATION
Steering Committee
Kimberly Branciforte, PHN, RN, MSN
Mary Pat Couig, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Jill Derstine, RN, EdD
Kimberly Jarczyk, PhD, ARNP, CPNP
Barbara Kelley, RN, EdD, MPH, CPNP
Lisa Kennedy-Sheldon, FAAN, PhD
Jeanne Leffers, PhD, RN
Thuji Lhamu, BSN, MA, DNP, RN
Michele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNE – chair
Barbara Wise, PhD, RN, CPNP
Susan Wood, MSN, PNP-BC, MPH, IBCLC
Project Directors
Cambodia (Kampot) – Susan Wood, MSN, PNP-BC, MPH, IBCLC
Cambodia (Phnom Penh) – Patricia Rogers, MSN
Cambodia (Siem Reap) – Barbara Kelley, RN, EdD, MPH, CPNP
Laos – Mary Pat Couig, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Uganda – Danni Brown, RN, MS
Vietnam (Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen) – Debra Hain, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, APRN, FAAN & Wendy Stevens, ACNP, CWS, MSN
Vietnam (Hue) – Jill Derstine, RN, EdD & Michele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNE
OBSTETRICS – GYNECOLOGY
Steering Committee
Frank Anderson, MD, MPH
Meg Autry, MD
Siri Fiebiger, MD, MPH
Thomas Gellhaus, MD, FACOG – chair
Project Directors
Bhutan – Melissa Arnold, MD
Cambodia (Kampot) – Bridget Kelly, MD & Doug Laube, MD
Haiti – Siri Fiebiger, MD, MPH
Uganda – Meg Autry, MD
Vietnam – Leslee Jaeger, MD & Scott Petersen, MD
ONCOLOGY
Steering Committee
Deborah Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS, FAAN
Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN – chair
David Goldstein, MB BS, MRCP(UK), FRACP
Geraldine Jacobson, MD, MPH, MBA
Prakash Neupane, MD
Miklos Simon, MD
Lori Wood, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Project Directors
Bhutan – Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN, Jeffrey Menashe, MD, Miklos Simon, MD, & Habib Ghaddar, MD, FACP
Honduras – William Creasman, MD
& Rosemary Duda, MD, MPH
Nepal – Prakash Neupane, MD & Linus Chuang, MD, MPH, MS
Uganda – Stefanie Ueda, MD
Vietnam – Kelly Smith, MD
ORAL HEALTH
Steering Committee
David Ciesla, DDS, MS
Gregory Czarnecki, DDS
David Frost, DDS, MS – chair
Brian Hollander, DMD
Chinhua Hsiao, DMD, BDS, MS
John Kanyusik, DDS, MSD
Travis Rudd, DDS
Elizabeth Shick, DDS, MPH
Project Directors
Haiti – Jack Levine, DDS OHHAI
Laos – Chinhua Hsiao, DMD, BDS, MS
Laos (Dental Public Health) – Eugenio Beltran, DMD, DrPH
Nepal – Brian Hollander, DMD & Royann Royer, RDH, MPH, CDA
Peru – Charles Bloomer, DDS
Tanzania – Gregory Czarnecki, DDS
Uganda – David Ciesla, DDS, MS
ORTHOPAEDICS
Steering Committee
Jacob Babu, MD, MHA
Marybeth Ezaki, MD
Michael Heffernan, MD
Todd Mailly, MD
William Murrell, MD
James Pettey, MD
Divya Singh, MD – chair
William Stetson, MD
Peter Trafton, MD
Charity Burke Walters, MD
Project Directors
Bhutan – Robert Hoffman, MD
China – Joel Werier, MD
Costa Rica – Marc Tompkins, MD
Ghana – Kanu Okike, MD, MPH
& Julia Katarincic, MD, Donald Lalonde, MD
Honduras – Christopher Johnson, MD
Moldova – Michael Snedden, MD
Nicaragua – Michelle James, MD (hand surgery)
& M. Patricia Howson, MD
St. Lucia – Thomas O’Brien, MD
Tanzania – Glen Crawford, MD
Uganda – Anne McCormack, MD
PEDIATRICS
Steering Committee
Shaun Berger, MD
Mark Duster, MD
Christoph Funk, MUDr
Dorey Glenn, MPH, MD
Murray Kesselman, MD, FRCPC
Carlos Ramos, MD
Meera Siddharth, MD
Laura Speltz, MD
Margaret Leila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&H – chair
Project Directors
Bhutan – Lucia Wiethoff-Ubrig, MD & John Ogle, MD
Cambodia (Kampot) – Mark Duster, MD
Cambodia (Siem Reap) – Dorey Glenn, MPH, MD & Robert Nassau, MD
Laos – Margaret Leila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Nepal – Jeffrey Green, MD, CM, MPH
Nicaragua – Shaun Berger, MD & Michael Lintner, MD
St. Lucia – Larry Gray, MD
Uganda (Kabale) – Meera Siddharth, MD
Uganda (Kampala) – Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH
REHABILITATION
Steering Committee
Jean Baumgartel, OTR/L, CHT, OT
Kathy Coufal, CCC-SLP, PhD, MA
Denise English, PT
Cheryl Footer, PT, PhD
Eric Johns, DPT, PT
Monika Mann, PT, MPH
Mary-Beth Moran, PT, MS, MEd
Rockwood Reid, MA, PT
Alice Salzman, PT, EdD
Project Directors
Bhutan – Linda Wolff, MPT
Cambodia – Patricia Larsen, PT, CWS, OMS
Ghana – Catherine Sullivan, PT, CHT
Guatemala – Jennifer Audette, PhD, PT
Haiti – Denise English, PT & Judith Hembree, PT, PhD
India – Antoinette Sander, PT, DPT, MS, CLT-LANA
Malawi – Rebecca Turkel, PT, DPT
Myanmar – Antoinette Sander, PT, DPT, MS, CLT-LANA
Nepal – Leslie Glickman, PT, PhD & Nancy Gell, PT, MPH, PhD
Nicaragua – Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, MPT, PhD, FAPTA
Rwanda – Kathy Clark, PT, MS, MPT & Julia Chevan, DPT, PT, PhD, MPH, OCS
Vietnam – Janna Beling, PhD, PT
Other Projects
Critical Care, Mauritania
– Roy Korn, MD, MPH
Emergency Medicine, Bhutan – Melanie Watts, MD & Shankar LeVine, MD
Mental Health, Bhutan – Anne Marie Tietjen, PhD
Hospital Administration, Uganda – Bara Zuhaili, MD, FACS & Barry Silbaugh, MD, MS, FACPE
Pharmacy, Uganda – Susan Raber Wilson, PharmD, MPH
Orthopaedic Traveling Fellowship Committee
Jay Cox, MD
Dean Matsuda, MD
David Spiegel, MD
Rebecca Yu, MD
Residency Training Bhutan Technical Advisory Group
Mark Duster, MD
Richard Fisher, MD
Preston Rice, MD
Jason Yung, MD
Warfield Scholarship for Anesthesia Professionals Committee
Sean Collins, CRNA, DNP, PhD
Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCA
Carol Warfield, MD
Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global Health Committee
Cary Bjork, MD
Nancy Gell, PT, MPH, PhD
Winston Wun Koo, MBBS
Shannon Nixon, MN NP
Robert Stein, MD
We thank the many volunteers who donated their time in 2022, both virtually and in-person.
Suzanne Abkowitz Crawford, MD
Diane Adams, RN, CCRN, BSN
Daisy Alapat, MD
Raed Al-Delayme, BDS
Melissa Arnold, MD
Sarah Asch, MD
Samuel Baker, MD
Nandini Bakshi, MD
Mary Barger, PhD, RN, MPH
Jean Baumgartel, OTR/L, CHT, OT
Lydia Benitez, PharmD
Brad Berman, MBA, MD
Barbara Billek-Sawhney, PT, EdD, DPT
Jared Block, MD
Yves Boudreau, MD
Drew Bourret, DScPT, PT
Deborah Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS
Kimberly Branciforte, PHN, RN, MSN
Danni Brown, RN, MS
T. Desmond Brown, MD
Arabella Bruce, DNP
Linda Bucher, RN, PhD, MSN, BSN
Bruce Camitta, MD
Mark Campbell, PT, MSPT, OCS
James Carey, PhD, PT
Bobbie Carpenter, BSN, MSN, CNE
Charlene Carroll, MD
Rohini Chandrashekar, PT
Julia Chevan, DPT, PT, PhD
Linus Chuang, MD, MPH, MS
David Ciesla, DDS, MS
Kathy Clark, PT, MS, MPT
Francois Colin, MBChB
Kathy Coufal, CCC-SLP, PhD, MA
Glen Crawford, MD
William Creasman, MD
Peter Curran, MD
Gregory Czarnecki, DDS
Christopher Davey, MD
Leah Demetri, MD
Ryan Dodge, MD
Lena Dohlman-Gerhart, MD, MPH
Andrew Dott, MD, MPH
Gordon Duncan, MBA
Charles Dunton, MD
Anne Durkan, MB ChB, MD
Mark Duster, MD
Maggie Dylewski Begis, PhD, MS, RD
Scott Eder, MD, FACS
Hor Eng
Dennis English
Timothy Fagan, DDS, MS
Cara Felter, DPT, MPH
Emily Finnan, MS, RD, LDN
Matthew Fisher, DMD
Michelle Fogg, DPT, PT, GCS
Maxwell Fohtung, MD
David Frost, DDS, MS
Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN
Maria Teresa Garcia Romero, MD, vMPH
Faezeh Ghaffari, MD
Karen Gibbs, PT, PhD, DPT
George Gilson, MD
Guy Glass, MD
Timothy Gleeson, MD
Dorey Glenn, MPH, MD
Fred Gottlieb, MD, MPH
Debra Hain, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, APRN
Shannon Halvorsen, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Harris, MD
Alyssa Harwick, BSN, RN, SRNA
Yaseen Hasheesh, MD
Paula Heimberg, MD
Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA
Jesus Hermosillo Rodriguez, MD
Ana Hernandez Caballero, MD
Ashley Hileman, RN, BSN
Carrie Horwitch, MPH, DTM&H, MD
Ebony Hoskins, MD
Mary Lou Howard, RN, BSN
Chinhua Hsiao, DMD, BDS, MS
Margo Hudson, MD
Randall Hudson, MD
Peng An Im, RN
Abhinav Janghala, MD
Kimberly Jarczyk, PhD, ARNP, CPNP
Julia Jenkins, DO, FAAFP, MMM
Maggie Jerome, MS, RD, CNSC
Anuja Jhingran, MD
Smita Joshi, MD
Nivedita Kamath, MD
Brooke Kane-Walker, SPT
John Kanyusik, DDS, MSD
Patricia Kelly, RN, PhD, FNP
Murray Kesselman, MD, FRCPC
Shakila Khan, MD
Siah Kim, MBBS, MMed, PhD
Alexia Knapp, MD, MS
Mark Koh, MBBS, MRCP(UK)
Dimitriy Kondrashov, MD
Sophallyda Krouch, MD
Frederick Lally, DDS
Patricia Larsen, PT, CWS, OMS
Jayanthi Lea, MD
Daniel Lee, MD, PhD
Lloyd Lense, MD
Aryeh Levenson, MD
Shankar LeVine, MD
Michael Linden, MD, PhD
Kathleen Logan, DNP, CPNP
Elvis Lopez, EdD, PT, MSPT
Robert Malloy, DMD
Monika Mann, PT, MPH
R. Byron McCord, MD
Hans-Gerhard Meerpohl, MD, PhD
Khalel Merie, MD
Diane Merwarth, PT
G. Stephen Morris, PT, PhD
Shahnaz Morris, RN, CCRN
Carlos Murga-Zamalloa, MD
Delphine Nelson, MD, MHS, MS
Prakash Neupane, MD
Marshall Newman, DMD
Scott Nieman, DDS
David Nixon, MB ChB
Kurt Nolte, MD
Thomas O’Brien, MD
Adebola Olarewaju, MS, PhD, RN
Maria Teresa Olivari, MD
Thomas Openshaw, MD, MS
Beverly Ortiz, MD, FACOG, FACS
Catherine Ashley Orynich, DMD, MS
Sunita Park, MD
Glenn Pfaff, RN, MSN
Matthew Pham, MD, DMD
Rachel Pierce, RN
Surendra Prajapati, PhD
Wingfield Rehmus, MD, MPH
Michael Reiter, MD, PhD
Anne Renteria, MD
Douglas Ritter, MD, FRCS(C)
Patricia Rogers, MSN
Royann Royer, RDH, MPH, CDA
Daniela Russi, MD
Sushil Sagar, MD, FACP, FASN
Antoinette Sander, PT, DPT, MS
Atul Shah, MD
Sukhman Shergill, MD
Elizabeth Shick, DDS, MPH
Barry Silbaugh, MD, MS, FACPE
Miklos Simon, MD
Sandra Slater-Duncan, MBA, MHA
Kelly Smith, MD
Michelle Smith, CRNA
Laura Speltz, MD
Margaret Leila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Patrick St. Pierre MD
Wendy Stevens, ACNP, CWS, MSN
Benjamin Stoff, MD
Kathleen Stumpf, OTD, OTR/L
Jaime Suarez-Londono, MD
Michael Suh, DDS
Elizabeth Suiter, MD
Dilshad Sumar-Lakhani, DMD
Usar Suragarn, RN, MSN, PhD
Amer Tahawi, MD
Anna Taptich, SPT
Sarah Temkin, MD
Karen Thies, DNP
Jodi Thomas, DHSc, PCS, DPT
Melanie Thomas, MD, MS
Anne Marie Tietjen, PhD
Cassie Toribio, RN
Morgan True, BSN, RN, CCRN
Michele Upvall, PhD, RN, CNE
Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH
Donna Venezia, MD
William Wadkins, BSN, RN, CWON
Brent Waters, MD
Lucia Wiethoff-Ubrig, MD
Christopher Winters, DPM
Richard Wise, MD
Deborah Wolfson, MD
Lori Wood, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Susan Wood, MSN, PNP-BC, MPH
Nevin Zablotsky, DMD
Sarah Zangle, MSN, RN, CRNA
Xuhui Zhong, MD
Maryam Zia, MD
Bara Zuhaili, MD, FACS
Jo Anne Zujewski, MD, MAS
REGENT’S CIRCLE ($10,000+)
Anonymous
F. Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCA
Peter and Quin Curran
Michael Hagan and Nancy Kelly, MHS
Mary Lovejoy
Julia Plotnick, MPH, RN, FAAN
Carla Smith, MD, PhD
Hansjörg Wyss
Robert and Maureen Zutz
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999)
Suzanne Brown, CRNA
Jean Francisco
Paul Henry, PhD
Martha Liggett
Karen McKoy, MD, MPH
Stephanie Murphy, MPA, CPA
Mary Oba
CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000-$4,999)
Anonymous
Dorrit Ahbel, MD
Jennifer Audette, PhD, PT
V. Ted Barnett, MD
Ted and Melza Barr
Linda Baumann, PhD, RN, CS
Janna Beling, PhD, PT
Zoe Blacksin, MD
Charles Blitzer, MD
Glenn Blumhorst
Mark and Karen Brazinski
Robert Burri, MD
John Callahan, MD
Kevin Carlile, MD
Joseph Cass, MD
Diane Clark
Joanne Conroy, MD
Jay and Nancy Cox
Stephen Curtin, MD
Christopher Davey, MD
Thomas Degenhardt, MD
Katy and Jim Dyreby
John Esterhai, MD
Matthew Fisher, DMD
Germaine Fritz, DO
Thomas Gellhaus, MD, FACOG
Dr. Faezeh Ghaffari and Mr. Ali Alasti
Leslie Glickman, PT, PhD
Dr. Michael and Kathy Gross
Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA
Robert Hoffman, MD
M. Patricia Howson, MD
Lisa Huang, MBA
Linda and John James
Charles and Gerry Jennings
Harry Jergesen, MD
Tim and Brenda Kauffman
Julie Keller, MD
John Kelly, DMD, MD
Todd Kim, MD
Clayton Koppes, PhD
Marc Kornmesser, MD
Russell and Karen Larsen
Christine Lathuras, DDS
Gerald Lee, MD
James Lehner, MD
Randall and Patricia Lewis
Henry Stow Lovejoy
Gary Loyd, MD, MMM
Paula Lynch
Janet Mackenzie, MD, CWSP
Ken McCormick
George Meyer, MD
Jason Mitchell, MD
Sylvia Parra, MD
James Pembroke
Donna Petersen, MHS, ScD
Ann Pflugrath, MD
Margaret Pollack
Bill and Kathy Prenger
Rey Ramirez, MD
George Rapp, MD
Monthakan Ratnarathorn, MD
David Robie, MD
Joseph Sacamano, MD
Richard Sandell, MD
Steven Schwartz
Drexey Smith, PT
Jeffery Soldatis, MD
Joao Tavares, MD
Dorothy and Glenn Terrell
James Tielsch, PhD
Marc Tompkins, MD
Peter Trafton, MD
Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH
James and Anne West
David Wiebe, MD
Duncan Wilson
Larry Wolfe
Nevin and Barbara Zablotsky
Thomas Zutz
DEAN’S CIRCLE ($500-$999)
Anonymous (2)
Jaimo and Betsy Ahn
Megha Ambati, MD
Samuel Baker, MD
Pamela Benson
William Billingham, DDS
Cary Bjork, MD
William Bohl, MD
Laura and Russell Bolton
Robert Buly, MD
David Butler, MD
Miguel Cabanela, MD
James and Christina Cameron
John Chase, MD
Helen Cherrett, MA
Gary Cohen
Francois Colin, MBChB
Richard Coughlin, MD, MSc
Glen Crawford, MD
Jeanne DelSignore, MD
Robert Derkash, MD
Kamlesh Desai, MD
Claes Dohlman, PhD, MD
Joe Dorsey
Thomas Duquin, MD
Mark and Carol Duster
Melissa Esparza, MD
Audrey Ezeh, CRNA, MSN
Sara Foster
Anne French
L. Michael Glode, MD
Brian Harrington, MD
Theresa Hennessey, MD
Thomas and Meghan Higgins
Bill and Leah Horton
Carrie Horwitch, MPH, DTM&H, MD
Randall Hudson, MD
Barbara Huston
Kimberly Jarczyk, PhD, ARNP, CPNP
Jim and Christine Kanuch
Amy Kimball, MD
Suzanne and Richard King
Dr. Michael and Mrs. Linda Kowalik
Elizabeth and Subram Gopal Krishnan
Pamela Maroulis, CFRE
Amir Matityahu, MD
Collin May, MD
Anne McCormack, MD
Ricardo Mestres, MD
Eileen Miller, CRNA
H. David Moehring, MD
Kathleen Moore Bishop, MD
Russell and Helen Morgan
Jeffrey Neustadt, MD
Michael Nidiffer, MD
R. Scott Oliver, MD
George and Sharon Pantely
Dr. Mary Pauly and Mr. Ronald Petrich
April Pinner, MSPH, RD and Kris Porter, PT, DPT
Josh Polsky
Susan Raber Wilson, PharmD, MPH
Louis Rafetto, DMD
Sally Rudicel, MD
Andrew Ruoff, MD
Janet Rush, MS, MD
Wudbhav Sankar, MD
Divya Singh, MD
Michael Sofman, MD
David Spiegel, MD
Robert Stein, MD
Daniel Switlick, MD
Mordechai Tarlow, MD
Anne Tierney, DNP, CRNA
Charles Toner, MD
Robert Trapp, MD
John Tsai, MD
Connie Vance, RN, MSN, EdD
Gregory Vrabec, MD
Paul Weiden, MD
Bruce and Pam Wheeler
Kaye Wilkins, MD
Kristin Wingfield, MD
Richard Wise, MD
Felasfa Wodajo, MD
Marcella Woiczik, MD
Scott Wolfe, MD
Kathleen Wren, CRNA, PhD
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 and Nancy Cox*
Glen Crawford, MD
Stephen Curtin, MD
Robert Derkash, MD
John Dormans, MD
John Drake, MD*
James Dyreby, MD
John Esterhai, MD*
Richard 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
Michelle James, MD and David Artale
Charles Jennings, MD
Harry Jergesen, 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
James Leffers, MD and Jeanne Leffers, PhD, RN
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.
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 (6)
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
Stephanie & Chris Murphy
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
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
American College of Physicians
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
CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS
American Psychological Association
AO North America
Global Impact
Henry Schein, Inc.
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America
Society for Pediatric Dermatology
FOUNDATIONS
Franklin Giving Program
Griffiths Family Charitable Fund
Louis Foundation, Inc.
Nolan Family Charitable Foundation
US Charitable Gift Trust
Wyss Medical Foundation
Board of Directors & Staff
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF
*As of December 31, 2022
Janna Beling, PT, PhD
California State University, Northridge
Peter Curran, MD, FACP
In private practice
Ryan Fouss
National Geographic
Maura J. Fulton
International Development Specialist
Thomas M. Gellhaus, MD, FACOG
Professor emeritus, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Iowa
Richard Henker, PhD, CRNA, FAAN – Secretary
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Lisa Huang, MBA, MS
Google
Gayle A. Lomax, MBA
The Association of American Medical Colleges
Pamela Ronka Maroulis, MPA, CFRE
Principal Consultant, Accordant
Stephanie Murphy, MPA, CPA – Treasurer
Steve Schwartz
President, GDS Consulting Services, LLC
Carla Smith, MD, PhD – Chair
St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho
Vidya Swaminathan, PhD
Bioxcel Therapeutics
James Tielsch, PhD
George Washington University Milken Institute
School of Public Health
Maureen Zutz, MHA
Nancy Kelly, MHS – Ex-Officio
Executive Director
WASHINGTON, DC
Nancy Kelly, MHS
Executive Director
April Pinner, MSPH, RD
Deputy Director
Laura Tyson
Director of Finance
Linda James
Senior Associate
Lisa Vu, PhD
Manager of Educational Programs
Danielle Stonehirsch
Manager of Communications & Donor Relations
Andrea Moody, MA
Manager of Project Operations
Lauren Franklin
Recruitment Specialist
Molly Moreau
Recruitment Specialist
Dean Trackman
Document Management Specialist
Lily Troup
Technical Support Coordinator
UGANDA
Stella Nyange
Volunteer Coordinator
Statement of Activities
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
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 | $1,879,978 555,865 6,795 (741,743) 1,727,122 | $ 0 124,606 0 0 (1,727,122) | $1,879,978 680,471 6,795 (741,743) 0 |
Expenses | Total Revenue and Support: Program Services: In-kind Program Services Program Services – Other Total Program Services: Support Services: Management and General Fundraising Total Support Services: | 3,428,017 1,879,978 817,795 2,697,773 210,814 84,783 295,597 | (1,602,516) 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,825,501 1,879,978 817,795 2,697,773 210,814 84,783 295,597 |
Change in Net Assets Net Assets – Beginning of Year | Total Expenses | 2,993,370 434,647 3,745,447 | 0 (1,602,516) 4,027,253 | 2,993,370 (1,167,869) 7,772,700 |
Net Assets – End of Year | $4,180,094 | $2,424,737 | $6,604,831 |
The complete audited statements are available upon request and on the HVO website.
Ways to Support HVO’s Work

Donor-Advised Fund
Make a gift to HVO through your Fidelity Charitable, Greater Kansas City CF, Schwab Charitable, or BNY Mellon account.

Join the HVO Legacy Circle
Planned giving allows you to leave a legacy with a charitable bequest as an investment in HVO’s future.

IRA Rollover
If you are over 70 ½ and required to take a distribution from your IRA, you can get a deduction for a charitable contribution.

Donate Stock
A gift of publicly traded securities can have tax advantages to you, the donor, as well as supporting the mission of HVO.

Give through OREF
Support HVO’s orthopaedics program by contributing through OREF’s Annual Campaign.

Start a Fundraiser
HVO has partnered with the crowdfunding site, MightyCause, to provide fundraisers for our supporters.

Workplace Giving & Employer Match
Regular contributions from hardworking employees and their employers make a big impact over time.

Fundraise with Facebook
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