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Local Doctors Focus on Women’s Health During Trip to Ghana; Father and Daughter Work Together

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Dr. Vito Alamia and his daughter, Dana Alamia Masand, operating on a patient in Ghana. They were part of a women's health-centered surgical mission to the African country earlier this month.

Dr. Vito Alamia and his daughter, Dana Alamia Masand, operating on a patient in Ghana. They were part of a women's health-centered surgical mission to the African country earlier this month.

The team of doctors and nurses that traveled to Ghana from New York earlier this month provided a range of services for women, including cancer surgeries, hysterectomies and more.

The team of doctors and nurses that traveled to Ghana from New York earlier this month provided a range of services for women, including cancer surgeries, hysterectomies and more.

The team of doctors and nurses that traveled to Ghana from New York earlier this month provided a range of services for women, including cancer surgeries, hysterectomies and more.

The team of doctors and nurses that traveled to Ghana from New York earlier this month provided a range of services for women, including cancer surgeries, hysterectomies and more.

Dr. Vito Alamia of Hamptons Gynecology and Obstetrics with his daughter, Dr. Dana Alamia Masand, who is in her first year of residency at Stony Brook University Hospital. They traveled together to Ghana earlier this month with a team of doctors from the area to provide free women's health care services to residents there.

Dr. Vito Alamia of Hamptons Gynecology and Obstetrics with his daughter, Dr. Dana Alamia Masand, who is in her first year of residency at Stony Brook University Hospital. They traveled together to Ghana earlier this month with a team of doctors from the area to provide free women's health care services to residents there.

Eight-year-old Sonia was all smiles after having surgery to have a large abdominal tumor removed. She had been unable to go to school and was being bullied during the four years she was living with the tumor. The team of doctors from New York completed the surgery during a trip to Ghana earlier this month.

Eight-year-old Sonia was all smiles after having surgery to have a large abdominal tumor removed. She had been unable to go to school and was being bullied during the four years she was living with the tumor. The team of doctors from New York completed the surgery during a trip to Ghana earlier this month.

From left, Dr. Florence Rolston, Dr. Adriann Combs, Dr. Vito Alamia and Dr. Deborah Davenport. Rolston, Alamia and Davenport performed surgeries over the course of five days in Ghana, while Dr. Combs taught neonatal resuscitation to the team of doctors and nurses at the regional hospital in Ghana.

From left, Dr. Florence Rolston, Dr. Adriann Combs, Dr. Vito Alamia and Dr. Deborah Davenport. Rolston, Alamia and Davenport performed surgeries over the course of five days in Ghana, while Dr. Combs taught neonatal resuscitation to the team of doctors and nurses at the regional hospital in Ghana.

authorCailin Riley on Jan 30, 2024
For nearly 20 years, Dr. Vito Alamia, a longtime partner in Hamptons Gynecology and Obstetrics, has been doing international surgical missions with the organization Operation International, which provides free medical... more

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