Robert R. Harding, MD, Riverside Medical Group At a time of razor-thin healthcare margins, the Riverside Foundation aims to fill gaps in funding to give local patients, providers and facilities the resources they need to receive and deliver superior care. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1999, has assisted patients with medication, transportation and durable medical … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Summer 2023
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My Favorite Charity Spring 2023
Anthony Carter, MD, FAAOSOne World Surgery Dr. Anthony Carter of Hampton Roads Orthopaedics Spine & Sports Medicine traveled late last summer with One World Surgery to provide life-changing hip and knee replacements to patients in Honduras. Over four days, Dr. Carter, his surgery team and three other surgeons from the United States performed 44 procedures—changing the … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Spring 2023
My Favorite Charity Spring 2023
Molly K. Smith, MD, Pariser Dermatology HOPES FREE CLINIC, EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL Many patients who turn to the HOPES (Health Outreach Partnership of EVMS Students) free clinic in Norfolk have nowhere else to go for medical care. Demand is high: the current waitlist for primary care appointments at the student-run clinic is more than 200 … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Spring 2023
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Lisa Jefferson, DOMedical Director of JenCare Senior Medical Center, Portsmouth The women and children who turn to the H.E.R. Shelter for help have survived traumatic situations, including domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, human trafficking and/or homelessness. Many arrive with only the clothes on their backs, but they need more than emergency housing and … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Winter 2023
My Favorite Charity Summer 2022
LaVonne Hairston, MD, FACOGAssociate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School University Proton Therapy Institute Across the United States, just 5.4 percent of physicians are Black – despite the fact that African Americans make up about 13 percent of the country’s total population. Less than 3 percent of doctors are Black … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity Summer 2022
