I watched our medics and nurses work on a small child, one of several who arrived at our makeshift forward surgical unit in northeast Syria. We had been running traumas for eight months, and the team knew what they were doing. I could see that the child had a clear airway, his color looked good, […]
Robert Fabich
Robert Fabich is a certified registered nurse anesthetist and former U.S. Army officer who served 15 years on active duty. During his military career, he deployed with forward surgical teams to Afghanistan and Syria, providing critical care and anesthesia in austere environments. He now practices anesthesia in rural New England, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

