Elson Helkena Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

US docs get people walking

By Journal on March 22, 2018 Canvasback Missions, Elson Helkena, Kenyon Johnson, Lela Elloway, Mariza Mendoza, orthopedic News Archive

HILARY HOSIA At the beginning of the month, 23 Canvasback Missions OBGYN specialists departed Majuro to the US after seeing 567 patients. Then last week, 20 more miracle workers arrived in Majuro, only this time on an orthopedic visit that, as of Monday, screened 187 patients with 19 completed surgeries out of 31 scheduled operations. […]

Three cheers for shriners

By Journal on October 6, 2016 Dr. Craig Ono, Dr. Jonathan Pellett, Dr. Vincent Nip, Elson Helkena, Quintin, shriners, Shriners Hospital News Archive

Elson Helkena and his grandson Quintin thanked the medical staff at Shriners Hospital for Children in Honolulu last week following successful burn treatment over a three-year period. Quintin and his grandfather presented Dr. Vincent Nip with island handicrafts following Quintin’s third and possibly last visit for burn treatment and rehabilitation. Nip is a plastic surgeon. […]