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Team FL is an international collaborative mission. The team has a diverse group of individuals that have vast experience in their field and will bring much need specialized care to the interiors of Ghana.
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Missions

Kenya 2026
Uganda 2025
Ghana 2024
Ghana 2023

About our team

Team Florida is an international collaborative team that includes a diverse group of individuals with vast experience in their given fields.

The team officially launched in 2023 with a mission to Operation International’s base in Techiman, Ghana.

The multi-disciplinary team is able to tackle complex general surgery, pediatric surgery, and plastic surgery needs. Their goal is to deliver safe and high-quality health care while leaving knowledge for local surgeons to do the same.

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Joseph Lewis
Chief of Operations and Strategy; Team Leader; Surgeon
Vasanth Vaski
Surgeon
Carlos Mata
Plastic surgeon
Jordan Smith
Surgeon
Brian Pettitt
Surgery resident
Lincan Shao
CRNA
Reena Vasquez
CRNA
Yoko Sugimoto
CRNA
Juliette Gonzalez
APRN
Taryn Sieber-Wagner
RN
Anna Mirabella
RN
Kristen Paul
RB
Rachelle Eugene
RN
Stacy Nussbaum
RN
Julie Pelayo
RN
Georgette Fuad Stiban
CRNA
Jay Liu
Surgery Resident
Caroline Rita Howe
Critical Care Medicine Physician
Ria Xavier
Tammy Cass
RN/FA/NP
Renee Parow
Scrub Tech
Robyn Levy
Media Liaison
Richard Maggio
MD
John Pickens
Head and Neck Surgeon
Janet Isaacs
CRNA
Erin Galvin
CRNA
Lindsay Bergilia
DO, General Surgeon
Janneth Mata
RN
Ryan Calvin
Media
Sebastian Gonzalez
Videographer/Photographer
Loretta Louise Brestan
MD
Ahmed Al-Khamis
MD
Salman Alsafran
MD
Stephan Petranker
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Brenda Cheryl Fore
NP
Tamara Marquel Brand
OR Tech
Scott Isaacs
John Newton Taluskie
Alexander Escamilla
ARNP
Michelle Palumbo
Surgical Tech
Lisa Naz
Registered Nurse

Blog articles

Empowering Ghanaian Healthcare Workers: Building Critical Care Capacity in Ghana with Operation International
Mid-Year Check In: A Dozen Life-Changing Missions Still to Come
Operation International Expands its Reach with New Teams

Press coverage

Lee Health doctors on medical mission to Africa: ‘Shifts perspective’
Staten Island doctor serves on mission to Ghana, performing nearly 100 surgeries on those in need
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Founded in 1996 by Medhat Allam, MD; Ravi Kothuru, MD; Robert Mineo, CRNA

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