is taking care of a patient at Thong Nhat General Hospital. (Source: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – Over the past three
years, Rene D.Esser, a Vietnamese French doctor, travelled thousands of
kilometres to Thong Nhat General Hospital in the southern province of Dong Nai
every three months to provide and treatment for patients with
bone and joint diseases.
The 67-year-old Professor and Doctor is in charge of
the Traumatology and Orthopedics Department of
in France.
After graduating from the Paris University of
Medicine in 1975, Rene started his career in Germany. After just three months
of apprenticeship, he came first in a fierce contest to become head of the
traumatology and orthopedics department of a 200-bed hospital.
Rene then moved to the island country of Samoa where
he helped the local Government build a hospital for traumatology and
orthopedics. In recognition of the doctor’s great contribution, the Samoan King
conferred on him the prince title and an honorary medal.
In 1995, Rene returned to France and then began to
travel regularly to Vietnam to conduct charity surgeries and transferred
techniques to local doctors.
Rene and the Director of Thong Nhat General Hospital
shared the concern over post-operative rehabilitation of patients.
“Surgery is only one part of trauma and orthopedic
treatment. Monitoring patients’ recovery is necessary. However, many hospitals
in Vietnam have yet to pay due attention to the rehabilitation work,” he said.
During the time spent in Vietnam, Rene has performed
many surgeries, including complex ones that had never been carried out in
Vietnam, bringing a new life to patients.
He said many hospitals in Vietnam, especially those
at the provincial level, lack cutting-edge equipment, thus hindering the
treatment of complex cases. Rene, therefore, brings medical tools from France
to conduct surgeries and share experience with his Vietnamese colleagues.
Apart from , Rene has
cooperated with other medical establishments like Hospital for Traumatology and
Orthopedics, Cho Ray Hospital, 115 People’s Hospital, Gia Dinh People’s
Hospital and 108 Hospital. -VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
