June 30, 2006

DOCTOR WITH HEART: Well-respected Ethiopian surgeon is as committed to his homeland as he is to Detroit

A prominent feature story profiles Dr. Ingida Asfaw, clinical professor of surgery at Wayne State University, who founded the Ethiopian North American Health Professionals Association six years ago to help bring medical care to the country. Asfaw says part of his mission is to set up a system that the younger generation can take over. He describes a plan for a world-class medical institution with cardiovascular care at its core and every discipline of medicine around it. "I am in the process of designing such a facility, "he says. Asfaw considers his home to be the Detroit area where he first ventured in 1967 seeking his general surgery residency at Wayne State. "I am part and parcel of Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center." Photos of Asfaw are included.

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