NORFOLK, VA (06/03/2010)(readMedia)-- 

WHO: Dr. Jyoti Upadhyay of the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Physicians for Peace and the Moroccan Surgical Care Project -- a medical mission to Fes, Morocco

WHAT: Morocco Medical Mission Debrief: Dr. Upadhyay will speak about her recent experience as a medical volunteer with Physicians for Peace in Morocco.

WHERE: TowneBank, 109 East Main Street, Norfolk

WHEN: Wednesday, June 9 - 4:00 p.m. (Please RSVP, see below)

WHY: Urologist Jyoti Upadhyay, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in the field of pediatric urology, works at CHKD Surgical Group's urology practice with Dr. Charles Horton, whose father founded Physicians for Peace in 1989.

From May 1 - 8, Dr. Updhyay was part of a 17-member Physicians for Peace team in Fes, Morocco. The medical team members worked together with their Moroccan counterparts to provide clinical care and training on specialized procedures, including burn scar revisions, cleft lip reconstructions, pediatric urological reconstruction surgery, vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) repair and two heart Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) operations; the team also facilitated a Physicians for Peace lecture series. Dr. Updahyay served on the team providing specialized surgery.

MORE: For more information, click here to visit our Morocco surgery mission blog.

RSVP/CONTACT: Katherine Cohee Taylor, Communications and Marketing Officer, Physicians for Peace, 757.625.7569 x331 / ktaylor@physiciansforpeace.org