Medical Team Archive

Please find past team information below. If you have questions,
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2026

January 17-26, 2026

General Surgery

Team Leader:
Suzanne Haveman, RN

2025

January 18- 27, 2025

Ophthalmology – Cornea, Glaucoma, Retina

Team Leaders:
Seema Capoor, MD
Annette Sims, MD, Rupert Chowins, OD

January 25- February 1, 2025

Ophthalmology

Team Leaders:
Kanika Agarwal, MD

February 1-9, 2025

General  and Plastic Surgery

Team Leader:
Mike Nagy, MD

February 8-15, 2025

Ophthalmology – Retina

Team Leader:
Angela Kim, MD

February 15-24, 2025

Gynecology and General Surgery

Team Leader:
Chris Genobaga, MD

March 15-23, 2025

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Phil Penrose, MD,

April 4-13, 2025

Gynecology and Pediatric General Surgery, Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Dennis Siegler, MD,

May 10-19, 2025

ENT/Audiology, Plastic Surgery

Team Leaders:
Tom Engel, MD
Cheryl Runge
Hearing the Call

May 17-26, 2025

Gynecology and General Surgery

Team Leaders:
Jean Kayser, MD
Michael Mellenthin, MD

May 24-June 1, 2025

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Eric Poulsen, MD

June 9-15, 2025

Ophthalmology – Retina

Team Leaders:
Soraya Rofagha, MD

June 26-July 4, 2025

Ophthalmology – Glaucoma        Maternal & Child Health

Team Leaders:
George Tanaka, MD
Cristina Gamboa, MD

July 11-20, 2025

General  and Plastic Surgery

Team Leader:
Lisa Oldroyd, RN MSN, FNP-BC

August 16-24, 2025

Ophthalmology, Retina,     Maternal & Child Health

Team Leaders:
Jesse Jung, MD
Susan Lindheim, MD

October 4-12, 2025

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Erin Lowrie

October 25-November 1, 2025

Ophthalmology,

Maternal & Child Health,

Dental

Team Leaders:
Andy Sorenson, MD
Michael Mellenthin, MD
Jean Kayser, MD

October 25-November 5, 2025

Berkeley Rotary Club Project

Team Leader:
Bob Sorenson, MD

November 1-10, 2025

General and Gynecology Surgery

Team Leaders:
Lishiana Shaffer, MD
Patti Ward, RN

November 8-16, 2025

ENT Surgery,

Audiology

Ophthalmology- Retina

Team Leaders:
Linnea Peterson, MD
Cheryl Runge, Au.D (Hearing the Call)
Gaurav Shah, MD

2025

CPMC Ophthalmology Residency Program

Team Leader:
Sam Reiter, Residency Director

2024

January 20-29, 2024

General Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Team Leader:
Mark Schwartz, MD

February 10-18, 2024

Ophthalmology, ENT/Audiology Small team

Team Leader:
Kanika Agarwal, MD, Ophthalmology, Jeff Sharon, MD, Jim Thorpe, Entheos

February 17-26, 2024

Gynecology, General Surgery

Team Leader:
Stephanie Ho, MD, Kyle Graham, MD

March 15-24, 2024

Ophthalmology, OB/GYN-Family Practice

Team Leader:
Phil Penrose, MD

April 20-28, 2024

The Family Team, Pediatric General Surgery, Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Dennis Siegler, MD
Jennifer Younger, HdlFF Executive Director

May 4-13, 2024

Gynecology and General Surgery

Team Leader:
Jean Kayser, MD
Michael Mellenthin, MD

May 18-27, 2024

ENT Surgery/ Entheos Audiology

Team Leader:
Tom Engel, MD
Cheryl Runge
Entheos/Hearing the Call

May 25- June 2, 2024

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Eric Poulsen, MD

July 6-15, 2024

Gynecology and General  Surgery

Team Leader:
Dennis Siegler, MD,

July 20-28, 2024

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
George Tanaka, MD,

September 7-16, 2024

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Micah Rothstein, MD

September 20-29, 2024

Gynecology, Plastic, General Surgery

Team Leader:
Stephanie Lin, MD
Nathan Shapiro-Shellaby, CRNA

October 5-14, 2024

ENT/Audiology

Team Leaders:
Jeff Sharon, MD
Jim Thorpe, Cheryl Runge
Hearing the Call

November 2-11, 2024

Gynecology, Plastic and General Surgery

Team Leaders:
Ricardo Charles, CRNA
Ed Sanchez, MD

Team: Full

November 9-17, 2024

Ophthalmology

Team Leaders:
Andy Sorenson, MD
Bob Sorenson, MD

Team Full

November 16-24, 2024

Retina, Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Jesse Jung, MD

2024

CPMC Ophthalmology Residency Program

Team Leader:
Sam Reiter, Residency Director

2023

January 28-February 5, 2023

General Surgery, Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Mark Schwartz, MD

February 4-11, 2023

Entheos Audiology

Team Leader:
Cheryl Runge, Jim Thorpe,
Jane Baxter

February 25-March 6, 2023

General Surgery, Gynecology

Team Leader:
Suzanne Haveman, RN

March 9-18, 2023

Ophthalmology Clinic,
X-Ray technician

Team Leader:
Rupert Chowins

May 12-19, 2023

Ophthalmology, Retina

Team Leader:
Andy Sorenson, MD
Jesse Jung, MD

June 3-13, 2023

ENT Surgery/Audiology

Team Leader:
Tom Engel,MD
Jim Thorpe, Cheryl Runge
Entheos

July 22-31, 2023

General Surgery, Gynecology, Plastic Surgery

Team Leader:
Dennis Siegler, MD

September 16-24, 2023

General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Urology

Team Leader:
Stephanie Lin, MD

October 7-16, 2023

ENT Surgery/Audiology

Team Leader:
Jeff Sharon, MD
Jim Thorpe, Cheryl Runge
Entheos

trip cancelled

October 21-28, 2023

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Andy Sorenson, MD
Rupert Chowins, OD

trip cancelled

November 1-12, 2023

Gynecology, Plastic, General Surgery

Team Leader:
Lishiana Shaffer, MD
Patti Ward, RN

trip cancelled

2022

November 10-17, 2022

OR Cleaning/Organizing

Team Leader:
Lisa Oldroyd, RN

November 4-12, 2022

Gynecology, General surgery, Plastic Surgery

Team Leader:
Ricardo Charles, CRNA
Edgard Sanchez, MD

October 21-30, 2022

Ophthalmology, Retina

Team Leader:
Dr. Andy Sorenson

October 1-October 8, 2022

Gynecology, General surgery, Plastic Surgery

Team Leaders:
Dr. Reza Jarrahy
Dr. Donna Dicenzo

September 10-18, 2022

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Dr. Micah Rothstein

September 3-13, 2022

ENT, Entheos Audiology

Team Leader:
Dr. Thomas Engel

August 11-14, 2022

General Laparoscopy Surgery

Team Leader:
Dr. Stephanie Lin

May 16-23, 2022

Leadership Trip

Team Leader:
Andy Sorenson, MD

April 1-10, 2022

Gynecology, General surgery, Ophthalmology

Team Leaders:
Dr. Dennis Siegler
Maggie Carlson, RN

February 22-28, 2022

Ophthalmology

Team Leader:
Andy Sorenson, MD

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