Violence, separation from families and hunger are a few of the devastating and ongoing effects on the Ukrainian people of the war with Russia. But the war’s disruption to medical care has also wreaked havoc on what used to be a burgeoning and rapidly developing country. Cancers often go untreated and surgeries are delayed because of the scarcity of medical resources.
A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune to bring a talented group of surgeon friends from Chicago and Boston to Ukraine to assist in addressing some of the surgeries delayed by the war.
