Global Medical and Surgical Teams went on a cleft lip and palate mission trip to Kijabe, Kenya, October 25- November 2. Samaritan’s Purse and CURE were joint sponsors of this trip and surgery was at CURE Kenya, a pediatric hospital in Kijabe, Kenya, which specializes in surgical treatment for congenital deformities including cleft lip and palate, hydrocephalus and clubfoot.
Global Medical and Surgical Teams President, Dr. Michelle Vessely Bertucci led this trip.
Our Kenya 2019 Team
Team Leader
Dr. Michelle Vessely(Bertucci), ENT surgeon
Kenya 2019 Medical Team
Holly Chelmo, CRNA
Dr. Cam Kirchner, ENT Surgeon
Dr. Chase Miller, ENT Surgeon
Robin Naden-Semba, CRNA
Dr. David Nolen, ENT Surgeon + a Surgical Resident from Kijabe Hospital
Dr. Erika Schettler-Huberty, ENT Surgeon
Dr. Cooper Scurry, Facial Plastic Surgeon
Sarah VanderZanden, MA
Liz Wood, RN CNOR
Kenya 2019 Support Team
Donny Bertucci, Patient/Family Care
Paul Bertucci, IT and Equipment
Elizabeth Bleynat, Photographer + Patient/Family Care
Lance Dowdle, Palate Prosthetics