B.C. surgeon volunteers in Poland to help war victims wounded in Ukraine
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The B.C. doctor went to Poland with the Canada-Ukraine Foundation to perform reconstructive surgery on people injured in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
New Westminster surgeon Dr. Kimit Rai has recently returned from a volunteer mission to Poland.
Rai went to Poland with the Canada-Ukraine Foundation to perform reconstructive surgery on people injured in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The surgeon has a vast wealth of knowledge and working experience as he has operated on more than 3,000 patients in 25 years, specializing in cleft palates and facial deformities.
“Major reconstructive surgeries were done,” said Rai.
“There were gunshot wounds and lots of refugees from many different places.”
Rai joined a specialized team of doctors, nurses and medical support members who help rebuild patients’ faces, limbs, and lives working in Poland.
“The patients could not be treated adequately within Ukraine,” said Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn, with the Canada Ukraine Surgical Aid Program.
“It’s a medical system targeted by Russia with more than 100 hospitals destroyed. The medical system (in Ukraine) is overwhelmed.”
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