Education
Global Health
Resident Anaïs Rameau with team from University of Zimbabwe
Resident Brandon Baird operating in Phnom Penh
Dr. Lisa Orloff giving a talk at the University of Zimbabwe
Dr. Sam Most (second from right) with team of trainees in Cambodia
Dr. Sam Most and Resident Amelia Clark in Cambodia
Resident Shannon Rudy (center) in Cambodia
Dr. Sam Most and Resident Amelia Clark (right) in Cambodia
Harare, Zimbabwe
Our department has had a long history of international outreach, pioneered by 23-year Stanford veteran and emeritus professor, Anna Messner, MD. Dr. Messner has had an enduring interest in medical care in developing countries, having spent time in Peru and Ecuador. As is the recipient of the 2011 Humanitarian Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology for her work in South America, she was asked in 2012 to participate in an NIH-funded program through Stanford University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH). In partnership with the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), the program seeks to transform medical education in Zimbabwe.
There are seven otolaryngologists for Zimbabwe’s 14 million people. Dr. Clemence Chidziva established an ENT residency program at UZ in the capital, Harare, in 2011. Dr. Messner was one of the first international faculty recruited by Dr. Chidziva to help nurture the new residency and establish a mutually fruitful relationship that continues to grow.
Since Dr. Messner’s first visit, a number of faculty have followed, including Drs. Vasu Divi (head & neck), Eduardo Corrales (otology), Peter Koltai (pediatric otolaryngology), Lisa Orloff (head & neck), and Douglas Sidell (pediatric otolaryngology). Our residents have also spent time at UZ gaining invaluable experiences unique to global health.
In spring of 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting our first UZ residents at Stanford.
University of Zimbabwe ENT Program
Photo of surgery preparation in Zimbabwe 2018.
Group photo of Dr. Koltai, Dr. Sidell, Dr. Messner and PGY4 resident Varun Vendra, MD, at Zimbabwe 2018.
Group photo of Dr. Sidell, PGY4 resident Varun Vendra, MD, and Dr. Messner at Zimbabwe 2018.
Dr. Messner speaking at Pentafrica conference held from May 24-27, 2018 at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Dr. Koltai speaking at Pentafrica conference held from May 24-27, 2018 at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Dr. Sidell speaking at Pentafrica conference held from May 24-27, 2018 at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
From the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Sam Most leads a team to Phnom Penh, Cambodia each year. There, he and a team of physicians from Stanford, the University of Washington, and around the country perform reconstructive procedures on children and adults with congenital and acquired facial deformities. In addition, the team is involved in the development of a new plastic surgery training program for residents at the Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital. This includes didactic and hands-on training in the operating room.
Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital staff with Stanford's Department of Otolaryngology's Sam Most, MD
Sam Most, MD and Matthew Lee, MD operating in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2015
Scenic river with boat houses in Cambodia, 2015
Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital group photo, 2015
Group photo in front of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2015
Angkor Wat, June 2016
Sam Most, MD and Shannon Rudy, MD operating in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 2016