Katie Sabato, MS, RRT
Clinical Manager Department of Respiratory Care
Children´s Hospital & Research Center
Oakland, California
I have been with Children Hospital and Research Center in Oakland for twenty three years. I have spent eight years in assisting third world medical communities in Belize and Nigeria, improving care of their infant and pediatric populations specifically in the area of basic and advanced respiratory care. I am a founding member of Medical C.A.R.E., Inc.
I was born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts and graduated from Northfield Mt Herman Prep. School in 1974. I obtained my Bachelors of Science Degree from Smith College in Northampton, Mass in 1978. I got my Respiratory Care Certificate from Skyline College in San Mateo, Caliifornia and my Masters Degree in Health Administration from San Francisco State University.
Bill Dessel
Asst. Chief, Biomedical Engineer
Children´s Hospital & Research Center
Oakland, California
I have been a part of Medical CARE Inc. for 6 yrs. serving as Co-Chairman. Primarily working to educate other Biomed technicians in 3rd world countries in the support and maintenance of medical equipment.
I have been a
Biomedical Tech throughout Northern California since 1986. I have been employed a Children´s Hospital Oakland since 1999 as the Asst. Chief, Biomedical Engineering Dept.
When I am not doing Biomed duties, I am an asst. coach for a Division 1 girls soccer team. One player is one of my 2 daughters, Jennifer and Megan. I am happily married to Frances Dessel for 21 yrs and we are members of the First Baptist Church in Fairfield, California.
Lenore Hawley-Nijssen, RN
Children´s Hospital
and Research Center
Oakland, California
I´ve been an RN for 24 years, 23 of which I´ve spent at Children´s Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, California. My experience includes PICU, ED, Cath Lab, and ICN.
I have travelled with Medical CARE to Belize and Nigeria, and with other pediatric Missions to Nicaragua, Russia and Israel. I have seen our teaching and mentoring efforts with Medical CARE succeed and expand long after we are gone.
Toyin Lawal, RN
RN Fellow
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California USA Critcal Care RN and Nurse Administrator
Specialties: Critical care of Adults, Pediatrics and Neonatal, including Cardiothoracic Critical Care of all ages and open heart surgery.
Evidence based Research Fellow at the University of California Los Angeles. Nurse Administrator and Teacher of Critical Care Nurses.
I have participated in medical mission in China, Sudan, Pakistan, New Zealand , London and Nigeria. Participated in open heart surgery and critical care as a mission work in the listed countries.
I completed medical school at UC Davis, in 1986, during the reverse discrimination era. My internship was completed at Valley Medical center/UCSF, in pediatrics. Residency and Chief residency At Children' Hospital Oakland. Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care 1990-1992. I am board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care.
I am currently the Pediatric Critical care Site director for the Critical Care fellowship, which is a combined fellowship in Peds Critical Care with UCSF. I have traveled to Russian twice, help establish a pediatric cardiac program, and Belize to teach, pediatric resuscitation and stabilization.
Graduated from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1977 and received a Medical Degree in 1981 from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed an internship and general surgery residency at University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics and subspecialty training in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He was selected as a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Fellow (1990-1992) and received the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Award from Miles, Inc. as the highest rated fellow in clinical research during this period. He subsequently completed the Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) from McGill University in 1995. --more--
Amit Gupta, MD
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Stanley Sneed Retired American Red Cross Executive, a new volunteer with MedicalCARE, Inc., residing on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands
I am a retired Executive Manager, having spent 40 years developing and managing technology in Not-for-Profit organizations. Twenty-four of those years as the IT Manager and CIO with the American Red Cross in San Francisco Bay Area and over a year as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Virgin Islands Chapter. I retired from the Red Cross in 2005. I continue to volunteer with the Red Cross as a Disaster Worker and Board member. I occasionally consult with organizations on managing the business of technology as an organization.
My avocation has been working as a Photographer and Videographer, photographing and recording people, places and things. A few of my St. Croix photographs can be seen here.
My current interest is sharing my knowledge and skills with those who are interested. I volunteer with community organizations, organize fun and collaborative events and occasionally bringing members of our community together on the beach to review independent films.
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts - Laney College
Bachelors of Science Degree - Information Technology - University of San Francisco
