A local medical professional helped a non-profit organization rally residents to fight third world poverty
By Erika Wells
A Richmond doctor traveled to the Dominican Republic in June to spread relief efforts in paradise.
Dr. Mark Ryan joined medical professionals and members of the academic community from the Dominican Aid Society of Virginia (DASV) on a yearly trip to a small town on an island named Paraíso, the Spanish word for “paradise,” to offer medical and social support to Dominican residents .