Silas Wang, MD, an Instructor in Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, joined the Mass General Brigham Outreach Program with Native American Communities for a volunteer trip to the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. Dr. Wang provided onsite clinical care to indigenous patients with ophthalmic disorders, patient consults to other services, and educational services to clinical and trainee staff, including giving a CME lecture to the entire medical staff.
Since 2010, in collaboration with the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Mass General Brigham Outreach Program with Native American Communities is filling critical gaps in clinical care and training though faculty volunteer services. Outreach efforts include Mass General Brigham providers working alongside IHS colleagues while supporting direct patient care and physician education and training.
Dr. Wang is a long-time advocate and volunteer of the IHS. He has traveled to Rosebud, South Dakota, twice a year to work with the IHS to provide medical and ophthalmologic care.