Christopher Born, MD

Director, Orthopedic Trauma

Doctor Born went to Haiti in mid January with the International Medical Surgical Response Team (IMSuRT EAST), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS Resources for Haiti

Roman Hayda, MD

Co-Director, Orthopedic Trauma

Doctor Hayda went to Haiti with Project MediShare. He spent his time aboard the USNS Comfort performing Orthopedic Trauma Surgery to the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Project MediShare

Peter Trafton, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Doctor Trafton aided the Haiti Relief in conjunction with Project Hope in early February.

Project Hope

Keith Monchik, MD

Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellow

Doctor Monchik went to Haiti in early February with the International Medical Surgical Response Team (IMSuRT EAST), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS Resources for Haiti

Marc Tompkins, MD

Orthopedic Trauma Fellow

In early February Doctor Tompkins went to the Dominican Republic with the Foundation for Orthopedic Trauma were he operated on victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Orthopedic Trauma Association


Local and National Media on the Haiti Relief Effort

Below is a list of articles and videos from local to national media sources that displays the effort that the doctors at University Orthopedics and around New England are doing to aid in the Haiti Relief. Click on a topic below to read the article or view the video.

Doctors Born and Hayda Recount Their Experiences (Video)

February 17, 2010

Fox News interviews Doctors Born and Hayda about their experiences while in Haiti assisting the relief. Watch as they tell their stories and give information on the organizations that are assisting.

UOI Doctors Aid in Haiti Relief

February 4, 2010

The Providence Journal interviews Rhode Island Doctors that have assisted in the Haiti Relief about their experience and plans on best approach.

Resources few, urgency constant for N.E. trauma doctors in Haiti

January 21, 2010

Boston.com interviews Christopher Born and other N.E. Doctors about the difficulties being faced in Haiti.

At Haitian Hospital, Tough Choices For Docs, Patients

January 21, 2010

NPR wrote an article that illustrates the difficulties in Haiti that can occur while in the operating room and those that happen outside, and how they play a role in successfully helping a patient.