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Tom Catena
American physician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Gerard Catena is an American physician who has been practising in Gidel in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan since 2008.[3][1][4] On May 28, 2017, he was awarded the second annual Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, receiving a $100,000 grant and an additional one million dollars for him to distribute to three humanitarian organizations.[5] He has been likened to the 20th-century medical missionary Albert Schweitzer.[2] The New York Times has published instructions on how to donate to Catena.[6] In 2018, Dr. Catena was appointed Chair of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.[7]
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Born | (1964-04-27) 27 April 1964 (age 60) Amsterdam, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Duke University (MD)[1] Brown University (AB)[2] |
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor, surgeon, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Chair |
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Institutions | Mother of Mercy Hospital |
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