Since 2003, as many as 5 million Iraqi civilians have fled into neighboring countries in an effort to escape the ongoing sectarian violence.  These refugees have an increasingly difficult time finding food, clean water or even the most basic medical care as they seek to make a new life away from their homes.  Last year, Dr. Robert Clifford and Charleston-based non-profit, Remember, travelled to Amman, Jordan and worked directly within the Iraqi refugee communities. 

In July of this year, Dr. Clifford will be leading a medical team directly into Iraq to provide humanitarian aid to war-displaced civilians.  Again travelling with Remember, Dr. Clifford, local Internist/CPA parent Dr. Chris McLain and local Family Practitioner Dr. Curt Haskins will be setting up adult and pediatric clinics within local Iraqi churches.  They are hoping to attend to the needs of approximately 1500 individuals.

Robert asks that we keep the team in prayer as they travel and minister to the Iraqi people.  Please pray for the Lord's wisdom and for the team's hope that they are received both as an extension of God's grace and as a demonstration of the compassionate heart of America.

The group hopes to be posting updates on the Remember and Remember Ambassadors websites.

Coastal Pediatric Associates is thrilled to announce the affiliation of two new physicians:  Dr. Drew Baker and Dr. Kara Huncik.

Dr. K. Drew Baker grew up in Vienna, Virginia and attended Hampden-Sydney College.  After graduation from the Medical College of Virginia, he completed his pediatric residency at the Medical University of South Carolina.  Over the past 16 years, he has had the opportunity to practice in a variety of clinical settings.  He was involved in academic medicine as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University, worked in private practice, and served in a not-for-profit clinic for children in Appalachia. 

Dr. Baker is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  His medical interests include child advocacy, medical provider education, and newborn care.

Dr. Huncik attended college and medical school at the University of Tennessee.  After completing her training at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Dr. Blevens joined our team to become the Medical Director of the MUSC Medically Fragile Children's Program (MFCP). 

The MUSC Medically Fragile Children's Program represented a successful collaboration among MUSC, Coastal Pediatric Associates, and the State of South Carolina to provide comprehensive care, to children with complicated medical issues, in a medical home format. Since the closing of MFCP in March of 2009, Dr. Huncik joined our team full-time and is seeing patients in both our West Ashley and East Cooper locations.

Dr. Huncik is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.