Medical Missions: Vascular
Surgery
Vascular
Surgeon Treats Refugees in Lebanon
On August 7, Dr. Munir Zufari, an
American-Arab vascular surgeon living in Damascus, returned
to Haifa Hospital in the Bourj Al Barajnah refugee camp in
Beirut to treat Palestinian refugees with vascular problems.
Dr. Zufari has been volunteering with the PCRF for several
years and is training local doctors in Lebanon, as well as
providing services which are otherwise not available for the
local population living in the refugee camps throughout the
country. The PCRF is committed to serving the humanitarian
needs of the Palestinian refugee population living in the
diaspora as much as we are to the needs of the population
living under military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip. Several missions have already been sent by the PCRF
to Lebanon in 2008.
American-Syrian surgeon returns to Lebanon for 6th mission
with PCRF
On
January, 22nd Dr. Munir Al-Zufari returned to Lebonon to run
yet another varicose veins clinic for poor refugee patients
at Haifa Hospital in the southern Beirut refugee camp of Borj
Barajneh. During the clinic, Dr. Al-Zufari gave consultations
to nearly 90 people, while treating another 34 patients using
the latest non-invasive procedure called schlerotherapy. This
was Dr. Al-Zufari's 6th vascular mission with the PCRF and
he is planning another clinic in Lebanon in the summer of
2008.
American-Syrian
surgeon runs varicose veins clinic in Lebanon
On August 13th, Dr. Munir Al-Zufar returned
to Lebanon to run a varicose veins clinic for poor refugee
patients in Beirut. Dr. Munir is an American-Syrian surgeon
who has gone on several medical missions to both Palestine
and Lebanon for the PCRF over the years. During the clinic,
Dr. Munir provided over 100 consultations, while also treated
23 cases at Haifa Hospital in Borj Barajneh refugee camp.
Dr. Munir provided many patients with echos for their veins,
proscribed medication, and gave instructions on how to care
for their varicose veins. Dr. Munir also brought some equipment
with him on the mission to donate to the hospital, as well
as some supportive stockings that he gave away to many patients.
Due to the demand, PCRF and Dr. Munir are planning to start
having two varicose veins clinics each calander year.
Vascular
surgeon returns to Beirut
On January 4th, Dr. Munir Al-Zufari,
an American-Syrian vascular surgeon based in Damascus, returned
to Haifa Hospital in the Bourj al-Barajna refugee camp to
provide free care for Palestinian refugees in need of treatment
not available locally. Dr. Munir has led several vascular
surgery missions to Palestine and Lebanon through the PCRF
over the past few years, providing expert care and training
for local physicians. There currently are no vascular services
for Palestinian refuges in Lebanon. Dr. Munir's last mission
to Beirut through the PCRF was in May, 2006.
Palestinian
vascular surgeon
holds clinic in Lebanon
On May 22, 2006. Dr. Munir Al-Zufari, an American-Palestinian
vascular surgeon, traveled to Lebanon for a week of vascular
surgery on poor Palestinian refugees. Working at Haifa Hospital
in the Bourj Al Barajnah refugee camp, he treated dozens of
patients and consulted over 70 more. This is the third mission
to the Middle East by Dr. Zufari with the PCRF. He worked
before in Nablus and Ramallah. There are no vascular surgery
services for poor Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Vascular Surgery Team Treats Patients in Ramallah
On February 14th, 2005, a 3-member
US team of vascular surgeons traveled to Palestine for a week
of vascular surgery on patients at Ramallah Hospital. The
team consists of Dr. Munir Zufari, Dr. Edward Mackay and Kevin
Dahlgran. All three work in Florida and volunteered to treat
patients who otherwise cannot get the care they need.
PCRF
Sends Vascular Surgeon To Nablus
In
early June, 2004, the PCRF sent Dr. Munir Zufari, a vascular
surgeon from Florida, to Rafidiah Hospital in Nablus to do
surgery on local patients in need of treatment otherwise not
readily available to them locally. He also trained local surgeons
while giving lectures through the Ministry of Health in Nablus.
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