Dr. Ergeba Sheferaw, a member of Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG), is an experienced radiologist who specializes in breast imaging. She completed her medical education at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She is now a radiologist and director of women’s imaging at one of Advanced Radiology’s offices in...
“We need to raise the bar.” These were the comments of Dr. Misrak Tadesse, a neonatologists with over 30 years of experience in the medical field in Ethiopia and abroad as to why she joined the Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG). “I want Ethiopia to have a health care facility that is capable of providing quality...
Dr. Girma Tefera has been serving as the chairman of the board of the Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG). In his own words, Dr. Girma got involved with EADG “with the hope that EADG will provide me with an opportunity in my journey from “SUCCESS TO SIGNIFICANCE.” Most of us particularly physicians of Ethiopian origin have...
Dr Nigussie Bogale, an experienced interventional cardiologist, is one example that Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG) members are not only from North America but from other parts of the world including Europe, where Dr. Nigussie resides. Dr Nigussie currently serves as a Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway. He is a...
By Dawd Siraj, MD For a long time, I have been advocating for aggressive measures to prevent COVID-19 community transmission and a full-blown epidemic in Ethiopia. All this concern is just my expert opinion based on very simple fact: as seen in any part of the world, once uncontrolled community transmission starts in a country, let...
I had the pleasure of working with MOH COVID-19 response team since its inception and I have witnessed the amazing work it has done. From entry airport screening, 14-day follow-up of suspected cases and on-time testing kit, a lot has been accomplished. Despite that though, the speed of this epidemics is no match for any...
Posted by Felasfa Wodajo, MD March 4, 2019 During my recent trip to Ethiopia, I had the opportunity to visit AaBET hospital, affiliated with St. Paul University in Addis Ababa. AaBET is an acronym which stands for “Addis Ababa Burns, Emergency, and Trauma,” which is a helpful description, and also an enormous understatement. AaBET is...
Posted by Felasfa Wodajo, MD March 4, 2019 After a quick 45 minute flight from Addis Ababa, I touched down in the beautiful lakeside city of Hawassa. Unlike the many tourists who flock to the city, I was there to visit the orthopedic department at the University of Hawassa. The remarkable Dr. Ephrem Gebre-Hana gave...
