Member Profiles

Jim Rawn is the director of the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has been at the Brigham for 21 years and this is his third surgical mission. When asked about the differences between surgery

Kayla personifies dedication.  This is her third trip with Brigham and Women’s and her fourth trip to Rwanda–in addition to her three missions with Team Heart, she served one mission with Operation Open Heart to provide pediatric care for children

  Egidia brings a special perspective to the mission. A native of Rwanda, this is her second Team Heart surgical mission. She learned about Team Heart during her first week of training as a nurse at Brigham and Women’s. “I

“My mother died of heart disease and I don’t think people should die of heart disease that starts with strep throat—a condition that can be treated with fifty cents worth of penicillin.” Leslie is a nurse in the ICU at

We are thrilled to have someone with Peter’s talent with us to create a visual record of our work here. Peter is a freelance photographer, author and lecturer. He has written five books about architecture and his work has appeared

A cardiologist with Harvard Vanguard, Dr. Come is no newcomer to global service. She has done missions in India, China, Rumania, and on an Indian Reserve in Costa Rica. “I read about Team Heart in the Brigham newsletter and I

“It has always been my dream to do this kind of work—to help people who have no access to healthcare.” Born in Germany and trained at Oxford and Cambridge, Taufiek is an intensivist fellow at Brigham and Women’s hospital. Traufiek

Kristen is director of development at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). She has been working in fundraising for twelve years and joined  BWH in January of this year.  She is here to learn more about Team Heart so that she

“I knew Team Heart when it was just a concept” and this year, Susan is on her third mission. Susan has been with Brigham and Women’s hospital since 1980 and has been an ICU nurse in the department of cardiac

Annet is “getting back to her roots and serving her people.” Annet is a native of Uganda and left to attend Loma Linda University where she studied nursing. She has returned to Rwanda to “help people.”  Annet’s parents are native