All are invited to a vespers program acknowledging 50 years of service of the Loma Linda University Overseas Heart Surgery Team and honoring its co-founder, Ellsworth E. Wareham, MD, on his 100th birthday. The vespers will be held Friday, Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m., at the Loma Linda University Church.
Members of the Overseas Heart Surgery team will be present during the event, which promises to be an evening filled with reminiscences and inspirational music.
The Overseas Heart Surgery Team was founded in 1963 by Wareham and C. Joan Coggin, MD. That same year the team, comprised of seven specialists, traveled on its inaugural mission, to Karachi, Pakistan, where they provided care.
Over the years, the team has provided training and has provided lifesaving care to patients in countries including China, Greece, Kenya, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Vietnam and Zimbabwe.