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May 20, 2011

Guatemala's Wise 'Doctor Pablo'

CHP/PCOR in the news: The Stanford Daily on May 17, 2011

In San Juan El Mirador, a traditional town in the highlands of Guatemala 2,500 miles from Stanford, pediatrics professor Paul Wise is working to transform the local medical scene. “Doctor Pablo,” as the locals affectionately call him, has been traveling to Guatemala for 40 years now [meeting] with doctors, policymakers and clinics from the area in an attempt to bring the tiny Guatemalan town up to Western medical standards.