(Items from 1965 through 1987 to be added soon.)
1987 -- Aug -- The Miller Professor, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg: Visiting Professor of the Miller Foundation at Johannesburg General Hospital, Barragawanath, Hillbrow Hospitals Pretoria: Verwoerd Hospital of the University of Pretoria Johannesburg: 11th Biennial Surgical Symposium for all South Africa: Michael & Janie Miller Lecture and six further presentations.
1987 -- Aug -- Victoria British Columbia, Canada Convention of Hospital Pharm, Visiting Professor
1987 -- Sept -- Australia Visiting Professor, Sydney and Heron Island, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons and Societe Internationele Chirurgie, Sydney
1987 -- Nov -- African Goiter Project Kenya and Zaire Kenya: Nairobi, staging area for project Assa, Zaire: study prevalence, monitoring of goiter to iodine and surgical treatment.
1987 -- Dec -- Montreal, Canada Frosst Lecture, Royal Victorian Hospital and University Nova Scotia, Canada, Visiting Professor, Citadel Inn, Halifax
1988 -- Jan -- South American Visiting Professorship Argentina, Brazil Lead delegation of surgeons on CME program in Argentina: Buenas Aires and Las Pampos Brazil: Sao Paulo, Iguazu, Rio
1988 -- Feb -- 10th Annual British Virgin Island Medical Symposium, Butterworth Distinguished Physician Lecturer, Tortola, BVI.
1988 -- June -- Saudi Arabia Visiting Professorship, Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, Riyadh
1989 -- Feb -- Middle Eastern Visiting Professorship United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai Jordan, Amman: University Hospital and King Hossein Medical Center
1989 -- June -- Saudi Arabia Visiting Professorship Al Khobar, Damman and Riyadh, Al Baha, Al-Hada, Taif, Jeddah
1989 -- July -- 1st International Course in Endocrine Surgery: Greece Athens, Crete: Capsis Beach, Heraklion, Rethimon
1989 -- Sept -- Europe and Canada Visiting Professorship Cambridge University, Marseilles, Montpellier University, Toronto (International Association of Endocrine Surgeons)
1989 -- Dec -- Visiting Professor Lowland Europe: Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Brussels, Antwerp, Gent, Leiwen, Burges, Rouseland Belgium
1989 -- Dec -- Ecuador:
1990 -- Jan -- Quito, Otovalo, Guayaquil and the Galapagos Islands Lead tour of surgical endocrinology
1990 -- Feb -- Tortola, BVI: 12th Annual BVI Symposium
-- Innsbruck, Austria
-- Nairobi, Kenya
-- Zaire: Assa Goiter and Cretinism Surgical
Safari
1990 -- Mar -- Zaire: Assa Goiter and Cretinism Surgical Safari Nyankunde, Zaire ----- Nairobi, Kenya
1990 -- Mar 4 - June 6 -- London: Full time residence University of London, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Royal College of Surgeons -- Nuffield College of Surgical Sciences British Association of Endocrine Surgeons, London Visiting Professor: Leeds, Bristol, King's, Greenwich, St. George's, Brompton, Westminster, Guy's, St. Thomas', Royal Tropical Medicine Society, Royal College of Physicians DTMH Examinations in three parts
1990 -- June -- Netherlands: 5th European Congress of Intensive Care, Amsterdam; Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine, Leiden; European Shock Society, Muilden, Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam
1990 -- June -- France: Lille -- University of Lille, Endocrine Surgery with Professor Charles Proye; Paris -- Academie de Chirurgie; Leige, Belgium: Centre Hopsitalier Universitaire de Leige
1991 -- Jan 22-25: Paris, Induction into Academie de Chirurgie de Paris
1991 -- Jan 31-Feb 7: Montserrat -- survey post-Hugo reconstruction efforts. Tortola, BVI: 13th Annual BVI Medical Symposium
1991 -- Feb 10-March 9: Africa
2/10 Kenya
2/14 Assa, Zaire -- work on endemic goiter and
cretinism project
2/25-3/1 Kenya: East Africa Medical Conference,
Brackenhurst, Tigoni, Kenya
3/2-4 Mombasa, Lighthouse for Christ Mission
1992 -- 1/19-2/20 Volunteer medical service in Central Africa for one month in Assa, Zaire Explore Kenya, Zimbabwe and Namibia
1992 -- 3/20-22 Visiting Professor, Central America, Infectology Society, San Jose, Costa Rica
1992 -- 5/12/22 Visiting Professor Grand Tour, United Kingdom: London, Cabham Surrey, Plymouth Devon, Lichfield, Warwickshire, Lenham, Kent, Bisley, Cottswolds, Bolton, Lancashire, Warrington, Chershire
1992 -- 5/29 Inaugural addresses, Colombian Society of Infectology, Bogota, Colombia
1992 -- 10/20-26 Teguciagalpa, Honduras: Four plenary lectures for II Congreso de Cirugia de Centro America y Panama, Honduras, C.A. and Bay Islands, Honduras
1993 -- 1/23-27 Volunteer Surgical Consultations, Guaymas, Mexico, Sonora State; IMSS Hospital and Scuba Diving, Sea of Cortez, San Carlos, Mexico
1993 -- 2/11-16 Paris, Tours, France: visit anthropology museums and travel through Loire Valley, Amboise, France
1993 -- 3/8-23 Micronesia: Pohnpei, Chuuk, FSM, Guam, Saipan, CNMI -- teach, operate, tour and survey medical facilities of the Federated States of Micronesia and Commonwealth of the Northern Marinas Islands
1993 -- 4/26-30 Turkey: Visiting Professorship: Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey, tour phesus
1993 -- 5/4-5 Goiter, Cretinism and Iodine Deficiency in the Zaire endemia; Presentations for MPH Thesis, BMC, ICCIDD and multiple conferences
1993 -- 6/19-22 National Council on International Health and CCIH, attend and present at meeting, Arlington, VA
1993 -- 6/21-7/23 Volunteer Surgical Mission: Southern Africa: Swaziland, Mozambique, South Africa, Cote Ivoire, Sennegal, Gambia
1993 -- 6/21-27 Pretoria and Endougelpan; Limpopo River, Northern Transvaal, Republic of South Africa
1993 -- 6/28-7/18 Raliegh Fitkin Memorial Hospital, World Medical Mission, Volunteer Surgical Consultant, Manzini, Swaziland
1993 -- 10/25-11/6 Middle East Visiting Professorship: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus
1993 -- 12/13-22 Visiting Professorship Middle East II: Jordan, Alexandria, Cairo, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman
1994 -- 5/4-13 Middle East III: Egypt, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon
1994 -- 5/14 San Juan, Puerto Rico P.R. ACS Chapter Meeting
1996 --
January: Mozambique: Maputo and Universidad Eduardo Mondlane and Hospital Central Maputo: Naisa; Lichinga, Cuambe, Nampula
Swaziland: Volunteer Surgeon at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital ManziniFebruary - April - Republic of South Africa:
Pretoria: University of Pretoria; Sodwana, Johannesburgh, University of the Witwatersrand;
Capetown: University of Capetown; Stellenbosch; Stellenbosch University; Randberg - Johannesburgh Hospitals, Hillbrow and BaragawanathApril - May Return to Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe at harare: Great Zimbabwe at Masvinga
May: Republic of South Africa: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Capetown, Bloemfontein, Johannesburgh, Visiting Professorships throught South Africa
June: Tanzania: ASES -- Association of Surgeons of East Africa to Arusha and CHEDHA, Center for Health Education Development and Health Associations
June: Kuwait: External Examiner Kuwait University Commencement Speaker for graduating class
July: Tanzania: Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
Kenya: Visiting Professor of Kenyatta Hospital of the Universityu of Nairobi
Zaire: Visiting surgeon throughout NE Zaire: Bunio, Nyankunde, Bonda, Assa, Nebobongo, Lolwa
Tanzania: Visiting Professor at KCMC, Kilimanjaor Christian Medical Center of Tumiani Unviersity at Moshi, TanzaniaAugust Mozambique: Return to HCM of Eduardo Mandlane University of Maputo, conduct Maputo Symposium
Republic of South Africa: Final contributions to reaching programs at University of the Witwatersrand
Malawi: Blantyre, Llangwe, Salina; participate in ASEA conference on Lake Malowi & Selina District HospitalSeptember Zimbabwe: The inaugural Congress of the Pan African Association of Surgeons, Victoria Falls
"Out of Africa"
"Into Asia"September Sri Lanka: Kandy: Inaugural Lecture at the International College of Surgeons, SAARC Congress - South Asia Area Regional Cooperation, tour Sigiriya Colombo: Colombo Medical Association, and Grand Rounds at Colombo National Hospital
1997--
May 29—June 3, ’97 Saudi Arabia-‘97 Visiting Professor: Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Al Khobar, return from Saudi Arabia via Steamboat Springs, CO for the running of the Steamboat Marathon
August 2—14 “Safari from Harare” From entry via Capetown South Africa-‘97, Johannesburg to Harare: Tour Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe-’97: Nyanga, Haroni-Rusitu, Chiriade, Chimanimani Mountains, Harare, and return through South Africa
November 11-17 Visiting Professorships in Cairo and Alexandria Egypt-‘97
November 20---23 Visiting Professorship and Tour of Nassau, the Bahamas, at Princess Margaret Hospital, Manipual University and the University of the West Indies
1998--
February 1-4 Tortola, BVI-‘98 Guest Faculty in 20th BVI Medical Symposium
March 3—8 San Jose, Costa Rica-‘98; participation in the 8th annual IHMEC International Health Medical Education Consortium, tour Sampiqui, Branillio Carillo, Contego and Reventazon
April 8—14 Alberta, Canada, visit Calgary, Kananakis Country, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House, Jasper, Athabasca, Banff, Lake Louise, Johnston’s Canyon, Bow Valley, Calgary, Alberta
July 1—August 6 “Into Africa:” To Johannesburg-‘98 and Riepan, South Africa, then to Nairobi, Kenya for my staging area:
A: Democratic Republic of Congo: via Bunia and Centre Medical Evangelique, Nyankunde, then Nebobongo, to Assa-‘98:
Medical/Surgical, Anthropologic Mission to Assa, and the “Writer in Africa” journalist in Assa, return via Nyankunde, Bunia and Nairobi (and mail out discs of “Out of Assa” through the US Embassy moments before it explodes)B “Zim/Zam:” Tour of Zimbabwe-‘98 beginning in Harare and crossing at Kariba into Zambia: Lochinvar, Lusaka, Kasanka, Kapobi, Lake Bangwuelulu, Kafue, Lauputa, Chitombo (Livingstone) and return via Harare.
C South Africa—Umtata, Transkei and UNITRA, University of the Transkei, return via Joburgh and London. “Out of Africa”
August 16—September 3 Alaskan Wilderness—In Pursuit of Dall Ram-I and interior Grizzly Bears—Talkeetna Range, Alaska
September 14—October 5 “Himalayan High:” Medical Mission to Himachal Pradesh-‘98, India along the Tibetan Plateau
A Via Amsterdam, New Delhi, to Simla, HP India to Serahan and Sangla, Kinnaur District-‘98; visit Kamru, Chitkul, Nako, Baspa and Sutlej River Valleys
B Spiti Valley-‘98: transit Kinnaur Khaleish via Nako, Malling, Tabo, to Kaza, Visit Kibber, Dhankar, Ki and Tibetan border, before transit via Kunzumla Pass into Lahaul Valley, Batal, Chattru, Rohtang Pass to Manali
C Manali to Solong Valley, then trek into Vayas Kund, and return, Vashist, Kullu, Chandrigarh, Delhi, Amsterdam, home
1999--
February 1—8, ’99 Tortola, British Virgin Islands-‘99, 21st BVI Medical Symposium, Tortola, BVI
July 14—27 Peruvian Andes: Lima, Arequipa, Cuzco and the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and the Inca’s Sacred Urubamba Valley, Peru
August 6—12 Wilderness Medical Society 3rd World Congress, Whistler’s, British Columbia and Vancouver, BC
September 11—October 9 Everest Trek and Sherpa Medical Mission, Kathmandu and Lukla, Nepal-‘99: “Himalayan High, Part II---Nepal/Everest: A Trilogy of Treks and Medical Missions Along the Roof of The World.”
2000--
May 2—27, ’00 Russian Odyssey and return through Millennium Meeting of the IAES in London and Lille through the “Chunnel” Eurostar
A: Fly to Moscow-’00, and tour Red Square and the sights of the city in the Kremlin and St Basil’s on the Russian’s Day of victory over Nazism, then fly across all of Siberia to Kamchatka and arrive at Petropavlosk
B. Explore the Kamchatka Peninsula-I on Spring Brown Bear Hunt by Russian helicopter, snow machines and snow shoes, return via Petropavlosk
C. Cross all 12 time zones of Russia to Moscow and travel to St. Petersburg for a thorough tour of the city of the Tsars, the Revolution and the art of the Golden Era on the “White Nights” of St Petersburg’s draw bridges, return via Moscow
D. London, Millennium Meeting of the IAES in the Royal College of Surgeons and in the Painted Hall of the Royal Navy at Greenwich
E Lille France via Eurostar through the Chunnel, and return via Paris
July 17—August 3, ’00 Himalayan High Part III: Leh, Ladakh-‘00
A. Delhi to Leh, to Thiksay Clinic, to Kardungla and Chuchot Clinic and Ragu Rai’s “Perfect Portrait” near Thiksay Gompa
B. Trek up the Indus River into Tso Morari, hold clinics and return to Lei, Ladakh
C. Return via Pang and Manali-‘00, Lady Willingdon hospital, and Chandrigarh, to Delhi and return home
August 16—30, ’00 The Northernmost Mountains on Earth: In pursuit of Dall Sheep-II in the Arctic: The Brooks Range, North Slope, Alaska
September 2—20 Exploring the High Altai—Moscow, OstKamenogorsk to the Altai Mountains of Eastern Kazakhstan along the Mongolian Border, Survival Experience following lost in the High Altai, with the Trophy Siberian Byk Moral and Roebuck
2001--
January 28—February 11 Antarctic Exploration and Antarctic Marathon
Buenos Aires and Ushuaia Argentina, then onboard the Russian Icebreaker Orlova,
Across the Drake Passage to explore Deception Island, Yankee Harbor, Livingstone, Aitcho, Half Moon, Niko Islands and, following storms from Katabatic winds, then run the Antarctic Marathon on board the Orlova—joining the Seven Continents Club!February 22—March 11 Mission to Mindanao-‘01: travel through Manila, General Santos City to Edwards among the Tboli People of South Cotabato, Mindanao on a Philippine Medical Mission with Medical Ministries International—operating two weeks non-stop on goiters and general surgical problems, training local personnel and lecturing the South Cotabato Medical Society
April 20—May 4 Mission to Dharamsala-‘01, India, McLeod Ganj, Norbulingka, Sherboling, Chandrigarh, Delhi, Agra, and explore Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal
July 17—August 6 Medical Missions to Ladakh-‘01 and to Panamik leading Himalayan Health Exchange, holding clinics in Thiksay, Tso Morari and Panamik from a staging area in Leh, with lectures to the Leh Hospital staff
August 30—September 10 Wilderness Exploration of Volcanoes and interior rivers of Northern Kamchatka Peninsula-‘01, Siberian Russia—Kamchatka Snow Sheep Ram and Brown Bear—Eurasian Expeditions
September 14—October 2 Post-“9/11” Medical Mission to the Spiti Valley-‘01, Tabo, Kaza, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, going on through KunzumLa and Rohtang Passes to Manali, and via Chandrigarh and Delhi, return
2002--
January 30—February 17 Medical Mission to Mindanao-‘02:
Part A: Tboli population at TECH in South Cotabato, Mindanao
Part B: Malaybalay, Bukidnon at BBH
A Surgical Mission through MMI, Medical Ministries International, Mindanao, PhilippinesFebruary 18—March 8 Medical Mission to Malawi-‘02: Three weeks intensive Surgical and Medical Mission Work at Embangweni Hospital at the Loudon Mission Station, Malawi, Southern Africa; enter via Amsterdam, Nairobi and Harare, Zimbabwe, and depart Lilongwe via Lusaka, Zambia, Nairobi and Amsterdam to return
April 18—May 3 Medical Mission to Daharamsala-’02: Himalayan Health Exchange mission to Sherboling Monastery and Borat, Dharamsala, India
May 3—20 Medical Mission to Nepal-’02 ATES/HHE medical camp at Lukla and the Everest Trek, summiting Kala Pathar and return via Kathmandu and Delhi
June 12—27 Medical Mission to Spiti-’02: Travel via Delhi and Simla, Lecturing at the Indira Ghandi Medical School in Simla, with medical camps at Tabo Monastery, Pin Valley, Kaza, at the time of the Kashmir conflict and US State Department Travel Advisory, returning via Kunzumla, Rohtang, Manali, Chandrigarh and Delhi
July 17—31 Medical Mission to Ladakh-’02: Arrive Leh, Ladakh and lead medical camps in Tangtse, Tso Morari, and Jammu and Kashmir Province, Northern India
August 4—22 Medical Mission on Expedition Trek to Lingshed-’02: From Leh, Ladakh begin trek through the Zanskar Range, to Hanaupata, Photoksar, Yulching, Narok, Lingshed, Pidmo, Padum, a first time medical mission trek through the disputed Kashmir Province, Northern India
2003--
January 9—30 Medical Mission to Mindanao-’03: Three Part surgical MMI mission to the Philippines: An intensive high volume surgical mission with anesthesiologists and support staff for multiple goiter and general surgical procedures:
Part A: Tboli population at TECH at Edwards in South Cotabato, Mindanao
Part B: Malaybalay on the 50th Anniversary of BBH, Bukidnon
Part C: Leyte at Leyte Baptist Hospital, Hilongos;After transit through Cagayan de Oro and then by Cebu Ferry “Our Lady of Good Voyage” to Cebu City, and by “Ocean Jet-II” to Hilongos, Leyte, then leave through Tacloban to Manila and return