Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Cybersecurity advocate, CEO Swisscross. Opinions and tweets are my own.
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Despite the over 13 hours of surgeries - back to back - @SarkhellR still manages to take it in his stride. 🤩
Thank you Dr Radha for supporting our one year anniversary in #Erbil
#HumanitarianMission #ReconstructiveSurgery
#TraumaCare
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That feeling when you just know a band is going to keep playing bigger and bigger stages as the years go on.
So proud of y’all @ithemountain - way to represent #Kitchener at @HillsideFest today!
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We are pleased to announce our partnership with Face and Future Foundation, Canada to provide complex head and neck surgery to vulnerable people in Iraq, injured due to conflict and war. reliefweb.int/report/iraq/sw… via @reliefweb
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We thank the commitment of our volunteers from Iraq & around the world and our partners in bringing complex care to vulnerable communities @UAEAid @alshamsi2071 @EnriqueSteiger @IanFurst @DeiaryKader @sarezhhamawandy @nadiainitiative @MustafaSubhe youtu.be/vSC6SXjyCUg
Laughed a little too hard at this one @AppSecBloke
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In the last six months we have received over 700 referrals for patient care, performed 87 complex reconstructive surgeries, and received 203 days of donated time from global and local surgeons and nurses. @UAEAid @alshamsi2071 @IanFurst @EnriqueSteiger
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Last week we completed the first free flap surgery on a 10 year old boy- tissue flap, including blood vessels and muscle tissue was removed from his torso to help rebuild his leg
after he lost part of it in a missile attack.
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A well deserved, final lunch at the end of missions 4&5 for our @SWISSCROSS teams in Erbil, Iraq. 36 patients operated on in 10 days including our first free flap. Thanks to everyone involved!
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The Orthopaedic team led by @DeiaryKader & including local specialists Drs Berzenji, Shwan, Ziyad & Yad were in theatre for almost 9 hours back to back, completing 8 procedures yesterday 🙌🏽
Thank you to them for volunteering their time and expertise 💯💯💯
#OrthoTeam #Erbil
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Ahmad is a 3 year-old child refugee left with 60% burns and the loss of his foot and hand when a missile hit his home in Syria.
This brave little boy is one of our most inspiring patients.
Please #HelpAhmadWalk and fund his prosthetics so he can thrive.👇 launchgood.com/campaign/ahma…
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Calls for patients in #Iraq: @SWISSCROSS is now accepting referrals for people who have neglected injuries and are in need of humanitarian assistance in Iraq. Please share & RT
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In the core! Winds are howling, big hail hitting the car. Can’t see anything east of Lucknow. @weathernetwork #ONStorm
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For the past few weeks, I joined @MSF_SouthSudan to work in our hospital in IDP camp.
I met amazing colleagues, had happy & challenging moments, as well as experiences & emotions I’d like to share with you.
Not a short thread, but stick with me:
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After a year of lockdown we are back mobilising volunteer surgeons for our first humanitarian mission to Iraq in October at the first complex care centre in Erbil. Please support us to provide reconstructive surgery to refugees & displaced people youtu.be/hIMXnHMp5lY
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Absolutely tragic situation. Currently working thru @SWISSCROSS to stand up a centre for reconstructive surgery in Erbil (Dohuk would be part of the catchment area). Poignant reminder of why humanitarian complex care is required.
Urgent statement from @BarzaniCF from the international and local NGOs.
With great sadness and sorrow, today on June 4, 2021, a tragic fire occurred in Sharia Camp in Duhok province, burnt more than 400 tents in which left the majority of families without shelter in the camp.
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So you read today’s NACI advice - AZ ok if you’re 30+! Unless you can wait for mRNA 💉! And then you read the MANY hot takes from experts, non-experts, and para-experts. And you are SCARED. Let’s work through it. (The required reading is below). 1/n ema.europa.eu/en/documents/c…
