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URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/crisis-in-ukraine-how-a
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SUMMARY:Crisis in Ukraine: How an Alaskan Doctor is Providing Aid | Dr. Kim
  Wright
DESCRIPTION:Online reservations are now closed for this event.\nWalk-ins wi
 ll be available on a first come\, first-served basis.\nWhen the war broke 
 out in Ukraine\, retired Alaskan neurosurgeon\, Dr. Wright\, was eager to 
 help. Working directly with medical staff in Ukraine he has helped train m
 edical professionals\, procured and delivered field ambulances\, ultrasoun
 d machines\, and surgical equipment to help their cause. Join us for this 
 program in partnership with World Trade Center Anchorage to hear from Dr. 
 Wright about his experience helping in Ukraine and the critical needs on t
 he front line.\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker:\nKim Wright\, MD is a retired ne
 urosurgeon who practiced neurosurgery for forty years performing thousands
  of complex brain and spinal surgeries. After retirement\, he looked for n
 ew experiences. The first summer he flew float planes for a commercial ope
 rator in Anchorage. That same year he traveled with his family for three m
 onths in Europe only to return to America shut down by Covid. When the Ukr
 aine War broke out\, Dr. Wright was anxious to volunteer in Ukraine. He 
 helped finance two ambulances which he and Dr. Todd drove across the borde
 r into Ukraine where further connections were made in a community hospital
 . After visiting the Ukraine hospital\, Dr. Wright decided he could furt
 her help by returning with  modern surgical instruments to help the surge
 ons learn more advanced surgical procedures. During his second trip to Ukr
 aine\, he was invited to deliver supplies along the front lines where he d
 iscovered an urgent need for better vehicles to evacuate and transport tro
 ops and civilians. Dr. Wright will be returning to Ukraine to work as a 
 surgeon and to deliver military grade ambulances and vehicles his charity 
 "Ukraine Medical and Refugee Support\, LLC" has purchased.\n\n\n\nProgram 
 Details\n\n 	Check-in will begin at 11:30am with seating available on a fi
 rst-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at 12:00pm.\n 	Those wi
 th online reservations do not need to present ticket confirmation at the d
 oor\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n 	Lunch
  at this program will be available for individual order and purchase from 
 49th State Brewing Company. If you wish to do so\, plan on arriving early 
 to ensure you receive your meal by the end of the program.\n 	Online regis
 tration closes at 6:00 pm on May 2. Tickets will be available for purchase
  at the door the next day\, unless the program is sold out. Contact rsvp@a
 laskaworldaffairs.org with any questions.\n
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