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Dr. David
Chapman, 29 May - 20 June 2000
Dr. David Chapman
picked up the ball from Dr. Jo (below) and kept up the pace. David
worked in the Field Clinic in Sanur, Kum, near Kuta, and Putulu, outside
of Ubud. He also spend several days doing operations at our
Clinic. He assisted Dr. Jo in a leg amputation and also in an orthopedic surgery with a University
veterinarian and Foundation vet, Dr. Komang.
Born an
Englishman, David went to the University of Southern California where he
received a PhD in Chemistry. After working for several years as a
molecular biologist, he underwent a career change and received his
veterinarian degree from Washington State University.
Thanks a million
David!
Dr. Joanne
Vanderzwan, 15 May - 5 June 2000
Dr Listriani, Dr. "Jo" and
Sherry Grant
Dr.
Vanderzwan, or Dr. Jo, as she prefers to be called, lives in Perth.
While visiting us she worked in the Field Clinic in the Changu area.
Changu is north of the popular tourist areas of Kuta and Legian and is one
of the new areas which we can now serve with our Field Tent Clinic
program. Dr. Jo, assisted by Dr. Chapman, did a leg amputation on a
badly deformed puppy named "Tripod". She worked with us for an amazing three weeks and gets
our "endurance" award.
She trained at Murdoch University,
spent two years of mixed practice in Oxford, England and now works at a
small animal practice in Perth. Thanks for everything Dr. Jo!!!
Update (June 2002): Soon after leaving us, Jo decided to drop her veterinary
practice and become a film maker. She went to film school in the
Perth area and in now on her first major assignment in Finland. We
have remained good friends with Jo and her wonderful husband Nathan and
get together often. Right now, Jo is on assignment in Finland.
Dr. Stuart
Cameron, 11 May 2000
Dr. Cameron only spent one day with us but what a day it was. He
help inaugurate our new Field Clinic and did or assisted with 20
sterilizations. This still stands as our one day record!! He also took advantage of the opportunity to train
several of the veterinary students from the local university.
Dr.
Cameron is a 1968 graduate Massey University and had a mixed practice in
Invercargill until he decided to focus on
small animals, and set up his own practice in Dunedin in 1975.
This has slowly grown and now employs 2.5 vets and 3 nurses.
Thank you
Stuart. Hurry back!
Dr. James Thompson -
February 2000
James,
an Australian, spent a a week us working in our just opened clinic.
During that time he performed several sterilizations and trained interns
from the university. In addition he removed a large tumor from a severely
disabled dog. Thanks James!
Dr. Monica Watts - 13 February
to 22 March, 2000
Vet Asst Cok, Drs. Watts, Listriani and Komang
A recent graduate from Sydney University, Dr. Watts was the Foundation's
first regular visiting veterinarian. A trailblazer in more ways then one,
she tirelessly worked the streets, beaches and remote villages of Bali,
treating dogs for everything from skin parasites to rare tumors. She
performed dozens of operations and was invaluable in getting the
foundation's sterilization program working. She will be giving a
lecture titled "Vets in Bali" at Sydney University in April
2000. Thanks Monica.
Dr. David
Griffiths - February 2000
Dr. David Griffiths was our first
visiting vet and will forever hold a special place in our hearts.
Dr. Griffiths is a consulting
vet for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). During the ten days that
he was here, Dr. Griffiths trained nine veterinarians in a minimum
evasion surgical sterilization technique. He also demonstrated the
technique for approximately eight students from the veterinary school at the local
university. Over 35 dogs were spayed during his visit. Thank
you David. Because of you and WSPA, our sterilization program really
got going.
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