A 10-year-old girl came in last week with huge hematoma on her head caused by a motorcycle accident. A hematoma is a collection of blood outside the blood vessels. We get them all the time as bruises. This young girl’s was different in that it was a huge amount of blood that had collected on […]
The Art of Surgery (Slideshow)
One of the greatest privileges I have as a photographer at the Baptist Medical Centre is the ability to go into the operating room to observe and photograph surgeries. Though my medical knowledge is limited, I still love watching the process. I can’t imagine how I would ever get a similar opportunity in the US […]
Photo of the Day
This little girl had a chest x-ray done to check for fluid in the lungs. The x-ray revealed that her lungs were fine so the doctors are still trying to figure out what her issue is. As far as photographic merit, I’m a big fan of the lines that criss-cross the frame. Usually, I find […]
Photo of the Day
Dr. Faile did 6 hernia operations today but I only had the patience to stand in for 2. How he does that day after day, week after week, and month after month for the last 19+ years I don’t know. All that said, he did a beautiful job suturing up the one above.
Advice for Pregnant Women
This image is dedicated to my expectant sister-in-law, Annie.
Leg Amputation Slideshow
I must first warn you that without Heidi here to help me, my medical slideshows won’t be near as detailed and informative. Nonetheless, I figured I’d try one and I had a 4th year med student here help me with some details. I went in the OR today for a leg amputation of 56 year-old […]
Photo of the Day
BMC doesn’t hold clinic on Tuesdays and Thursdays as those days are reserved for minor & surgical procedures. Today I was able to finally join Dr. Faile in the OR for a hernia operation and a c-section. The portrait above is of the mother just before the c-section. I loved her unkempt hair. The operation […]
Back to Work
The celebration is over and today the hospital staff were greet by a HUGE crowd of people for clinic. Despite having 4 med students, 2 residents, and a surgeon helping out it took until nearly 10pm to finish. Here’s a photo that captured the frantic, busy scene well. For those interested it was a hand […]
When Sea Creatures Attack
This patient’s medical card said he had been “attacked by sea creature”. After some discussion with the folks that brought the man from Walewale (54km away), we found out that a hippo had attacked him. It grabbed him in its mouth and flung him in the air. He had 7 or 8 broken ribs and […]