 Bulletin ArchivesThrough the years, the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons has published personal accounts from members of the College who have devoted their time and surgical skills to volunteer efforts, both at home and abroad. Articles are listed in reverse chronological order. Where available, links to articles (in PDF format through the August 2012 issue and in online format thereafter) are provided. Adobe Acrobat will enable you to view PDF files. If you do not have access to this program, you can download it for free: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
ACS Fellows provide surgical leadership and service in India April 2013, Volume 98, Number 4, pp 30-35
Dr. Brendan C. Brady serves “invisible population” of migrant workers in upstate New York April 2013, Volume 98, Number 4, pp 22-29
Pursuing a career in humanitarian and rural surgery: When is the best time to start? February 2013, Volume 98, Number 2, pp 18-21
A win for all: Faculty-student partnerships in surgical humanitarianism February 2013, Volume 98, Number 2, pp 12-17 Ira L. Leeds; Jahnavi Srinivasan, MD, FACS; John G. Pattaras, MD, FACS; and Viraj A. Master, MD, PhD, FACS
Short-term surgical missions make a difference: A life-changing case in Ibi, Nigeria November 2012, Volume 97, Number 11, pp 31-35 Grace J. Kim, MD, FACS; Raymond V. Wedderburn, MD, FACS; and Iko Ibanga, MD
Using telemedicine to strengthen medical systems in limited-resource countries October 2012, Volume 97, Number 10, pp 15-21
Task shifting overcomes the limitations of volunteerism in developing nations October 2012, Volume 97, Number 10, pp 9-14
Fellows honored for volunteerism September 2012, Volume 97, Number 9, pp 74-78 Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS and Akiyo Kodera Training global surgery fellowsAugust 2012, Volume 97, Number 8, pp 46-50 Stephen R. Sullivan, MD, MPH; Christopher D. Hughes, MD, MPH, FACS; Maxi Raymonville, MD; Selwyn O. Rogers, MD, FACS; Michael L. Steer, MD, FACS; and John G. Meara MD, DMD, FACS Enhancing American surgical training: Meeting the challenge of a globalizing worldJuly 2012, Volume 97, Number 7, pp 20-26 Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH; Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, MD, MPH, Sangeetha Prabhakaran, MD; Stephanie Nitzschke, MD; and Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS Cultural competence: Why surgeons should careMarch 2012, Volume 97, Number 3, pp 13-18 Amal Khoury, MD; April Mendoza, MD; and Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, FACS Learning about health care in Africa: A physician’s experience in Lagos, NigeriaFebruary 2012, Volume 97, Number 2, pp 24-28 Larry N. Smith, MD, FACS Surgical volunteerism in Vietnam: Surgeons and educators strengthen the U.S.-Vietnam relationshipNovember 2011, Volume 96, Number 11, pp 12-18 Quyen D. Chu, MD, FACS; Gazi Zibari, MD, FACS; and Hung S. Ho, MD, FACS Palliative intervention in Ethiopia: The challenges and rewards of medical missionary workOctober 2011, Volume 96, Number 10, pp 18-21 John J. Gleysteen, MD, FACS Fellows honored for volunteerismOctober 2011, Volume 96, Number 10, pp 30-32 Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS The state of medical liability reformJuly 2011, Volume 96, Number 7, pp 22-25 Jennifer Pollack; Don Selzer, MD, FACS; and John G. Meara, MD, DMD, FACS Beyond volunteerism: Augmenting surgical care in resource-limited settingsJuly 2011, Volume 96, Number 7, pp 16-21 T. Peter Kingham, MD; Raymond R. Price, MD, FACS; Kathleen M. Casey, MD; Selwyn O. Rogers, MD, MPH, FACS; and Adam I. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS Fredric V. Price, MD, FACS, recognized for commitment to global healthJune 2011, Volume 96, Number 6, p 44
News: JSAC focuses on imminent health policy changesJune 2011, Volume 96, Number 6, pp 33-38 Diane S. Schneiderman Elias S. Hanna, MD, FACS, opens his heart to patients the world overJune 2011, Volume 96, Number 6, pp 22-23 Diane S. Schneiderman Piti, piti, wazo fe nich li: Little by little, the bird makes its nestMay 2011, Volume 96, Number 5, pp 30-36 Samuel B. Broaddus, MD, FACS Operation Hernia in Carpenter, Northern GhanaApril 2011, Volume 96, Number 4, pp 33-38 Andrew Kingsnorth, MB, BS, FACS, FRACS and Jonathan Yunis, MD, FACS The quest for significanceApril 2011, Volume 96, Number 4, pp 28-32 Sherif Emil, MD, CM, FACS, FRCSC Eye outreach program: Making an international impactJanuary 2011, Volume 96, Number 1, pp 12-20 Barrett G. Haik, MD, FACS A surgical mission to Cambodia: Delivering supplies and careDecember 2010, Volume 95, Number 12, pp 21-24 Elliot Brender, MD, FACS HPRI data tracks: Charity care among surgeons: Hours vary by specialty and practice typeOctober 2010, Volume 95, Number 10, pp 40-41 Caitlin Nelligan; Brad Wright; John Scarborough, MD; Stephanie Poley; Elizabeth Walker, MSPH; and Thomas Ricketts, PhD, MPHExperience in Haiti allows College to better prepare for future crisesSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, pp 15-17 John Fildes, MD, FACS and Leonard W Weireter, JR, MD, FACS Fellows honored for volunteerismSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 36-39 Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS, Director, Operation Giving Back and Uriah Melchizedek Second annual RAS essay contest: VolunteerismSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 18 Heena P Santry, MD Essay: The meaning of "surgeon" in the mountains of HondurasSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 19 James G Bittner IV, MD Essay: A blessing and a curseSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 20 Shannon Castle, MD Essay: Surgical volunteerismSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 21 Jeremy P Hedges, MD, MPH Essay: A gift to yourselfSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 22 Mary Grace Heyrosa, MD Essay: Finding my own LambareneSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 23 Christopher D Hughes, MD, MPH Essay: Service as transformation: Girls on the runSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 24 Anathea C Powell, MD Essay: Volunteerism is not enoughSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 25 Rishi Rattan, MD Essay: Surgical volunteerism-objective: SymbiosisSept 2010, Volume 95, Number 9, p 26 Gary Schwartz, MD Surgeons Respond to the Needs of a Broken NationJune 2010, Volume 95, Number 6, pp 6-10, 12-20 Diane S. Schneidman, Manager, Special Projects, Division of Integrated Communications Haiti ImpressionsJune 2010, Volume 95, Number 6, pp 10-11 A. Brent Eastman, MD, FACS Looking ForwardJune 2010, Volume 95, Number 6, pp 4-5 David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS Development of the Medical and Surgical Simulation Institute: Accra, Ghana, West AfricaJune 2010, Volume 95, Number 6, pp 23-30 The UEVHPA: An UpdateMay 2010, Volume 95, Number 5, pp 28-29 Alexis Waters, ACS Regional State Affairs Associate Bullets, Betel Nut, and Bacteria: Medicine in the Solomon IslandsMarch 2010, Volume 95, Number 3, pp 16-23 Eileen Stack Natuzzi, MD, FACS 10 Questions and Answers About Disasters and Disaster ResponseMarch 2010, Volume 95, Number 3, pp 6-13 Eric Frykberg, MD, FACS; Leonard Weireter, MD, FACS; and Lewis Flint, MD, FACS Pacific Partnership: A US Navy resident's experience on the USNS Mercy in Southeast AsiaFebruary 2010, Volume 95, Number 2, pp 17-20 LCDR Matthew D. Tadlock, MD, MC, USN The Role of Civilian Surgical Teams in Response to International DisastersJanuary 2010, Volume 95, Number 1, pp 13-17 Susan M. Briggs, MD, MPH, FACS A Surgeon in the Eye of Hurricane GustavDecember 2009, Volume 94, Number 12, pp 19-21 Ralph J. Doerr, MD, FACS Fellows honored for volunteerismSeptember 2009, Volume 94, Number 9, pp 31-35
Surgical team partners with Bangladesh Army docs in second Sight, Sound, and Smile missionAugust 2009, Volume 94, Number 8, pp 19-21 LT COL Christopher Klem, MD, FACS Bridging the gap between public health and surgeryMay 2009, Volume 94, Number 5, pp 14-20 Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc; Peter Dunbar, MD; Charles Mock, MD, PhD; Meen Cherian, MD; Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH, FACS; Robert Riviello, MD, MPH; John G. Meara, MD, DMD; Dean Jamison, PhD; Sarah B. Macfarlane, MSc; Frederick Burkle, Jr., MD, MPH, DTM; and Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH, PLLC Pacific Partnership 2008 - U.S. Navy Fellows provide humanitarian assistance in Southeast AsiaFebruary 2009, Volume 94, Number 2, pp 14-23 CDR Kimberly D. Davis, MD, FACS, MC, USN; CDR Trent Douglas, MD, FACS, MC, USN; and CAPT Eric Kuncir, MD, FACS, MC, USN The IVUmed Resident Scholar Program - Aiming to 'Teach one, reach many'February 2009, Volume 94, Number 2, pp 30-36 Catherine R. deVries, MD, FACS, FAAP Surgery in Rural ZambiaJanuary 2009, Volume 94, Number 1, pp 22-28 Kathryn M. Chu, MD, MPH Fahad's JourneyNovember 2008, Volume 93, Number 11, pp 8-10 Sylvia Campbell, MD, FACS The surgical workforce crisis in Africa: a call to actionJuly 2008, Volume 93, Number 8, pp 10-16 Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc; Robert Riviello, MD, MPH; and Selwyn O. Rogers, MD, FACS A humanitarian effort by the department of surgery of the USUHS to a third-world countryApril 2008, Volume 93, Number 4, pp 26-30
David C. Wherry, MD, FACS, DMCC; Norman M. Rich, MD, FACS, DMCC; and David G. Burris, MD, FACS, DMCC
Project Access: Giving back at homeJanuary 2008, Volume 93, Number 1, pp 13-17 Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS Project New OrleansJanuary 2008, Volume 93, Number 1, pp 32-35 Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS and Karen Stein Loupes Around the World: Helping Surgeons in developing countriesOctober 2007, Volume 92, Number 10, pp 22-25 David C. Knight, MD, FACS with William D. Sedlack The future of the American College of Surgeons: Uniting two perspectivesJuly 2007, Volume 92, Number 7, pp 14-18 Ted A. James, MD and Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS The globalization of surgery: Surpassing the frontiersJuly 2007, Volume 92, Number 7, pp 34-38 Mecker G. Moller, MD; John Karamichalis, MD; and C. Suzanne Cutter, MD New ways of practicing surgery: Alternatives and challengesJuly 2007, Volume 92, Number 7, pp. 51-58 Mecker G. Moller, MD; Luis A. Santiago, MD; John Karamichalis, MD; and Joshua M.V. Mammen, MD Surgery in Developing Countries: Should Surgery Have a Role in Population-Based Health Care?May 2007, Volume 92, Number 5, pp 12-18 Rosemary B. Duda, MD, MPH, FACS, Boston, MA; and Allan G. Hill, PhD, Boston, MA From My Perspective: Pignon, HaitiMarch 2007, Volume 92, Number 3, pp 4-7 Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS Surgery and Global Health: The perspective of UCSF residents on training, research, and serviceMay 2006, Volume 91, Number 5, pp 26-35 Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc; Kayvan Roayaie, MD PhD; and Jennifer Wang, MD Surgery and global health: A mandate for training, research, and service- A faculty perspectiveMay 2006, Volume 91, Number 5, pp 36- 38 William P. Schecter, MD, FACS and Diana Farmer, MD, FACS Presidential Address: Crises in HumanityDecember, 2005, Volume 90, Number 12, pp 10-16 Kathryn D. Anderson, MD, FACS, FRCS Project Belize: Volunteer Surgery in Central AmericaSeptember 2005, Volume 90, Number 9, pp 20-22 (225 K)
Dennis A. Fried, MD, FACS, FASCRS Terima Kasih: Volunteer surgeon experiences in the wake of the 2004 TsunamiAugust 2005, Volume 90, Number 8, pp 19-30 (370K)
Kathleen M. Casey, MD, FACS et al Surgery Residents and VolunteerismJuly 2005, Volume 90, Number 7, pp 23-26 (100K)
John M. Karamichaelis, MD and Mecker G. Moller, MD. Patrick: A story of hopeOctober 2004, Volume 89, Number 10, pp 17-21 (548K)
Sylvia D. Campbell, MD, FACS From My Perspective: Kenya and SudanSeptember 2004, Volume 89, Number 9, pp 3-5 (335K)
Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS College plays pivotal role in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOMMarch 2004, Volume 89, Number 3, pp 8-15. (748K)
Lt. Col. Harry K. Stinger, MD, FACS Fistula Hospital restores health and hope to Ethiopian womenDecember 2003, Volume 88, Number 12, pp. 29-30 (185K)
Diane Schneidman Surgery Resident travels to Honduras with mentor, Dr. FieldJanuary 2003, Volume 88, Number 1, pp 39-41. (85K)
Stig Somme, MD Charitable immunity statutes shield surgeon volunteersOctober 2002, Volune 87, Number 10, pp 8-10,35. (180K)
Howard B. Shapiro, PhD and Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, FACS Surgeon takes flight to deliver improved sight worldwideFebruary 2002, Volume 87, Number 2, pp.12-16. (640K)
Walter J. Kahn, MD, FACS Hopital Lumiere, Haiti: A call to careAugust 2001, Volume 86, Number 8, pp 8-14, 39. (735K)
William R. Greene, MD, FACS E-mail from Africa connects surgeon and teenJuly 2001, Volume 86, Number 7, pp 13-16. (250K)
Sylvia D. Campbell, MD, FACS Operation Argentina: A surgical perspectiveFebruary 2001, Volume 86, Number 2, p 20. (700K)
Michael J. Cornwell, MD, FACS The Medical Aftermath of the Gih-gih earthquakeJanuary 2000, Volume 85, Number 1, pp 24-30. (850K)
H.C. John Chiang, MD, FACS Baby Wadlin's MiracleOctober 1999, Volume 84, Number 10, pp 16-21. (725K)
Sylvia D. Campbell, MD, FACS A Radical Change in Direction, Part ISeptember 1999, Volume 84, Number 9, pp 13-23. (970K)
Donald C. Mullen, MD, MDiv, FACS A Radical Change in Direction, Part IIOctober 1999, Volume 84, Number 10, pp 27-35. (920K)
Donald C. Mullen, MD, MDiv, FACS Outreach surgery: Surgical technology arrives in MongoliaMarch 99, Volume 84, Number 3, pp 21-25
Albert H. Rusher, MD, FACS Is a Third-World mission right for you? Wanted: World-class surgeonsSeptember 98, Volume 83, Number 9, pp 26-42
Douglas W. Soderdahl, MD, FACS Mission to Brazil: A surgical perspectiveAugust 98, Volume 83, Number 8, pp 24-33
Christopher P. Coppola, MD and Seth A. Spector, MD Volunteer health care in AppalachiaJanuary 98, Volume 83, Number 1, pp 17-24
Keith M. Holmes, MD, FACS Two lifetimes of medical adventureOctober 97, Volume 82, Number 10, pp 15-24
Charles V. Perrill, MSc, MD, FACS Surgical care in KyrgyzstanSeptember 97, Volume 89, Number 9, pp 19-30
Bernard J. Leininger, MD, FACS Surgery on the edge of the desertJune 97, Volume 82, Number 6, pp 8-19
Harold P. Adolph, MD, FACS and Bonnie Jo Adolph Neurosurgery in NepalApril 97, Volume 82, Number 4, pp 9-13
Adib H. Barsoum, MD, FACS An experience in general surgery: Zambia, AfricaOctober 96, Volume 81, Number 10, pp 8-13
H. Slade Howell, MD, FACS and Lowell Furman, MD, FACS An old surgeon finds new work, Part IJune 96, Volume 81, Number 6, pp 28-37
Robert K. Finley, MD, FACS Work and service in BangladeshMay 96, Volume 81, Number 5, pp 8-19
Keith M. Holmes, MD, FACS Despite all odds: How do we continue to practice good medicine?March 96, Volume 81, Number 3, pp 23-34
William T. Close, MD, FACS The Flying Doctors of East AfricaOctober 94, Volume 79, Number 10, pp 12-20
Thomas D. Rees, MD, FACS et al Teaching surgery in TanzaniaMarch 89, Volume 74, Number 3, pp 14-20
Glenn M. Gordon, MD, FACS Surgical practice in the highlands of Papua New GuineaJuly 83, Volume 68, Number 7, pp 3-8
Mary Lois Jung, MD, FACS
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