Dr. Reed Saunders

Dr. Reed Saunders joined HHNW from DD Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, after a "persuasive Sandy and Hal" convinced him of the merits of the mission in Rwanda.  Dr. Reed trained at the Navy Medical Center in Bethesda for one year then had an amazing 3 years in Hawaii as an Underseas Medical Specialist, where he worked in hyperbaric medicine, working with dolphins and sea lions in special Navy research. Afterwards, he trained in anesthesiology and cardiac anesthesiology at University of Maryland, then returned to his roots in Southern California, where he has lived and worked for the past 25 years. He is one of 4 cardiac anesthesiologists (total of 21 anesthesiologists) at his institution, and is grateful that he was able to take time off to join HHNW.
In his spare time, he likes to golf (thank you, General Eisenhower for developing the golf community in the desert!), and works on vintage cars (1959 Austin Healey, and 1998 BMW 633).  In his spare time in Africa, he has visited the market (had a dress made for his wife), been on safari, and hiked to see the gorillas in Volcano National Park.
His most remarkable impression about medicine in Rwanda has been the youth and resilience of the patients here, in stark contrast to that of our "typical" patients in the US.  He would like the team to know how appreciative he is to have been welcomed into our group.  He will be warmly welcomed back on our next trip!