Upcoming Trips:
Cameroon, February 2021
Past Trips:
Cameroon, September 2020: Dr. Richard Sharpe
Cameroon, March & April 2020: Cancelled due to COVID
Cameroon, October 2019: Dr. Gail Burgey, Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Guatemala, September 2019: Dr. Franz Yanagawa, general surgeon; Dr. Gail Burgey, Obstetrician and Gynecologist; & Marilyn Ekonomidis, OBGYN resident
Cameroon, April 2019: Dr. Richard P. Sharpe, general surgeon
Guatemala, February 2019: Dr. Franz Yanagawa, general surgeon & Dr. Julia Tolentino, general surgery resident
Gambia, December 2018: Dr. Naffie Ceesay, family practice physician; Dr. Marybeth Friel; Dr. Robert Lee, trained at St. Luke; & Dr. Ismael Tamba
Gambia, May 2018: Dr. Naffie Ceesay, family practice physician
Cameroon, May 2018: Dr. Dawn Brown, general surgeon
Cameroon, April 2018: Dr. Vijay Palvia, OBGYN resident & Dr. Gail Burgey, Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Cameroon, February 2018: Dr. Richard P. Sharpe, general surgeon & Chris Cerovsky, medical student
Cameroon, May 2017: Dr. Holly Ringhauser, Emergency Department physician
Cameroon, April 2017: Cory Bond, Respiratory Therapist; Dr. Gail Burgey, Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Dr. Melissa Chu Lam, OBGYN chief resident; Abigail Gotsch, medical student; Dr. Franz Yanagawa, general surgeon & Dr. How Yee Heidi Hon, surgery resident
Cameroon, September 2016: Dr. Richard P. Sharpe general surgeon; Dr. Ronnie Mubang, general surgery resident & Mr. Tony Xia, medical student
Cameroon, April 2016: Dr. Richard P. Sharpe general surgeon & Dr. Melissa Mao general surgery resident
Cameroon, February 2016: Dr. Richard P. Sharpe, general surgeon; Dr. Maggie Lin, general surgery resident; Dr. Gail Burgey, Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Dr. Charles Sides, OBGYN resident; Dr. Shenali Abeysekera, OBGYN resident & Dr. Chinenye Nwachuku, Orthopedic surgeon
Cameroon, September 2015: Dr. Richard P. Sharpe, general surgeon & Dr. Ikemefuna Akusoba, general surgery resident
Cameroon, April 2015: Dr. Scott Keeney, general surgeon & Dr. Christopher Balinger, general surgery resident
Cameroon, October 2014: Dr. Richard P. Sharpe, general surgeon & Kathryn Balinger, general surgery resident
Cameroon, March 2014: Richard P. Sharpe, general surgeon
Equipment Donated:
Every month, about twenty boxes of medical supplies are shipped to our partner location in Cameroon, Africa. Below are some specific essentials we have provided to our partnering hospitals – and all thanks to St. Luke’s Health Network and all of YOU who have supported our program!

Laparoscopic tower donated to Mbingo Baptist Hospital

Two endoscopy towers donated to Mbingo Baptist Hospital

Portable ventilators for the ICU donated to Mbingo Baptist Hospital

Mbingo Baptist Hospital’s first ambulance