Dr. Mike is greeted by Comandante Lic. Jaun A. Carbajal Figueroa of Bomberos VoluntariosDr. Mike reviews donated medical supplies with Comandante and paramedics.Dr. Mike reviews use of donated medical supplies with paramedics.Comandante, paramedics, Dr. Mike and donated medical supplies.Paramedic gives Dr. Mike tour of donated ambulance.Paramedics show Dr. Mike their intubabtion/ACLS medication supply.Paramedic shows Dr. Mike ambulance equipment and need for defribrillator batteries and new AED.Dr. Mike, Comandante and paramedic inside Bomberos Voluntarios ambulance. Reviewing notes on needed equipment.Comandante asks Dr. Mike to review operations of recently obtained neonatal incubator/respirator w/ paramedics.Dr. Mike reviews connections [oxygen/air/etc.] of neonatal respirator w/ paramedics.Dr. Mike meets w/ Dr. Martin C., local community physician leader, and gets tour of local medical community. Dr. Martin C. reviews w/ Dr. Mike the medical needs of the community. Public hospital in background.Dr. Martin C. gives tour to Dr. Mike of operating room equipment and clinic.Dr. Martin C. takes Dr. Mike to site of future public/community hospital and reviews need for donated equipment and supplies. Dr. Martin C.'s vision is to have the hospital open w/in a year.

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Quito (World-Docs/World Vets meets w/ Dr. Manuel Calvopina @ Centro de Biomedicina)
Atuntaqui hospital (outside Ibarra) + World Vets project
Santa Cruz Island Hospital - Dr. Mike meets w/ Dr. Lopez [Director of hospital], Dr. Furio Valbonesi [Italian Consulate to Galapagos Islands] and Sr. Leopoldo Bucheli Mora [Alcalde "Mayor" of Santa Cruz].
Dr. Mike and Magui [Mayor's Office of Social Development]. Magui takes Dr. Mike to see hospital.Magui, Dr. Mike and Dr. Margarita Lopez [general practice].Dr. Mike gets tour of new wing.Waiting/check-in room.Magui, Dr. Lopez and Betsy [World Vets local coordinator (P.A.E. Ecuador)]. Betsy, who is bilingual, translates for Dr. Mike.Hallway of hospital.Ambulance outside.Entrance of hospital.World Vets and sponsor Brigitte Bardot Foundation.Dr. Cathy King DVM PhD [CEO/World Vets] operating.Dr. Mike in pre-op/check-in.Dr. Mike operating.Dr. Mike operating.Dr. Mike cleaning surgical instruments. 162 surgeries in 3 days!! Mucho cleaning:)"coca-cola" having surgery. Happy pet and owner headed home after surgery.
Dr. Mike (President/CMO World-Docs) with Dr. Manuel Calvopina (MD MSc DTM&H PhD) of Molecular Parasitology and Tropical Medicine; Centro de Biomedicina; Central Universidad; Quito, Ecuador.Dr. Calvopina describes his medical research in his lab.Dr. Calvopina holding sample of venomous snake.Dr. Calvopina describing his research to Dr. Mike.Dr. Mike and Dr. Calvopina discuss future conjoint medical missions in Ecuador (i.e., tropical medicine, surgery, and medical clinics).Dr. Mike donates medical/surgical supplies to Dr. Calvopina and his colleagues for their clinical/medical projects.Outside Dr. Calvopina's lab/office on the medical school's campus.Dr. Mike, Dr. Calvopina and Dr. Cathy King DVM PhD (CEO/World Vets). Dr. King and Dr. Calvopina discussed conjoint zoonotic projects.
Dr. Furio Valbonesi (Corresponsai Consular de Italia en Galapagos) intoduces Dr. Mike to Dr. Mario Lopez (Medical Director of the Santa Cruz Island Hospital). We discuss needs assessment of hospital.Dr. Mike (CMO/World-Docs) and Dr. Cathy King (CEO/World Vets) are introduced by Dr. Valbonesi to Alcalde/Mayor Sr. Leopoldo Bucheli Mora of Santa Cruz. We discuss future World-Docs & World Vets operations/projects Santa Cruz Island.Dr. Valbonesi and Dr. MikeDr. Mike on tour of hospital as Dr. Lopez introduces Dr. Mike to medical staff.Dr. Mike w/ nursing staff in Dr. Lopez's office.Dr. Lopez shows Dr. Mike two bed ICU in background.Dr. Mike shown equipment in need of repair.Dr. Lopez shows Dr. Mike overhead newborn heat source is non-functional and in need of repair. Single birthing/OB/GYN room.Single operating room.Docs discuss shipping "gameplan", at Santa Cruz post office, to deliver donated ultrasound machine from World-Docs to Santa Cruz Island hospital.Dr. Lopez and Dr. Mike outside the hospital in front of ambulance.
Mexico (Cabo San Lucas) - WDs meets with Bomberos Voluntarios and Dr. Martin C.
drmike w/ Masai school childrendrmike w/ Masai mothersWorld Vets donkey care project [rural Arusha]; drmike volunteering w/ World Vetsdrmike volunteering w/ World Vets' donkey care projectdrmike [World-Docs] & drcathy [World Vets] w/ Masai school children drmike w/ Masai tribal leader
Nicaragua [June 2011]: NGO discussions w/ USNS Comfort; MEDCAP; VETCAP; volunteering w/ World Vets to build new veterinarian surgery training center (Granada, Nicaragua)
drmike undertakes Masai medical needs assessment [rural Arusha, Tanzania]; drmike volunteers w/ World Vets [Masai donkey care project]