MEDICAL TEAM ARCHIVE

Please find past team information below. If you have questions,
please check out our FAQ page or reach out to admin@hdlff.org

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,

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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YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY

“I’ve been a volunteer since 2002. The staff of HDLf are my Guatemalan family. My prayers are for all of Nuevo Progreso and for the HLDF staff to remain healthy!”

Hospital de la Familia Foundation docs with patient

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY

“I’ve been a volunteer since 2002. The staff of HDLf are my Guatemalan family. My prayers are for all of Nuevo Progreso and for the HLDF staff to remain healthy!”