MISSION

Uganda 2024

Highlights
Mission Goals

Team Michigan completed their 2024 mission to Uganda and performed 94 surgeries, including tumor removals, hernia repairs, and cleft repairs.

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Team members

Medhat Allam
MD, FACS, FASMBS, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Fernando Almas
Team Leader, DDS – FICS – FACS – MPH – PHD
Attasit Chokechanachaisakul
MD, FACS; Surgeon-Team Leader
Lisa Naz
Registered Nurse
Sibiri Balong
Registered Nurse
Heidi Yiu
DNP CRNA
Adrian Ong
Surgeon
Katrina Tulla
General Surgeon
Amanda Dunn
CRNA
James Dunn
CRNA
Wen Wang
CRNA
Megan Bird
Registered Nurse
Jessica Lepore
Registered Nurse
Wanda Whitaker
Certified Surgical Technologist
Mahima Kumar
Registered Nurse
Hadel Awad
Registered Nurse
Isaac Schultz

Mission details

While in Uganda, the team also visited Operation International's schools and orphanages. The trip was the team's first mission under new team leader Dr. Attasit Chokechanachaisakul, who took over in 2024.  

"With compassion as their guide and expertise as their tool, these dedicated professionals performed life-saving surgeries, bringing healing and renewed possibility to those in need," team leader Dr. Attasit Chokechanachaisakul said. "Join us as we witness the transformative power of medicine and the unwavering spirit of humanity, uniting across continents to create a brighter future for the people of Rakai."

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