JOSEPH EICHENSEHER, M.D.
"THE AFGHAN MEDICAL SYSTEM"
Dr. Joseph Eichenseher is a resident in Family Medicine at Sutter Hospital in Santa Rosa.
Joseph spent a month last November with CURE International, teaching Afghan physicians and seeing patients from around the country. Included in the presentation will be background information about Afghan history and culture, assessment of the current situation, patient stories, personal impressions, and photographs from my journey.
He was raised near the isthmus in Madison, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Wisconsin Medical School. During his wandering younger years he lived for a year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attending Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington where he acquired a BS in biochemistry, and via Teach For America taught elementary school in the economically deprived communities of innercity Baltimore and the Navajo Nation in Arizona for 4 years before deciding on a career in medicine. His medical interests include empowerment of underserved communities, evidence-based medicine, and working toward international health justice. He has had the opportunity to do international medical work in Guatemala, Palestine, Uganda, and Afghanistan. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, participating in team sports, exploring, reading good books, gardening, and playing his classical guitar. He will be finishing his family practice residency in Santa Rosa this coming July, and plans to work at one of the Community Health Clinics in Sonoma County in the years ahead.
