Giving Back: Immigrant Doctors Helping Immigrant Patients In Georgia

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November 8th, 2018

Syrian-born Dr. Omar Akhras treats Fuad Abdi Limo at the Clarkston Community Health Center. Foreign-born physicians supply a surprising amount of medical care in Georgia and the U.S. Most of the doctors at the Clarkston clinic are foreign-born and volunteer their time on Sundays to treat patients, including dozens of immigrants, refugees and migrant workers.

Courtesy of Georgia Health News

This is the third in our series on foreign-born physicians practicing in Georgia. Part 1 focused on Indian-born doctors in Georgia, and Part 2 detailed obstacles that physicians face in order to practice here. 

Lower back pain and diarrhea brought Fuad Abdi Limo to a DeKalb County clinic founded to treat people just like him.

Abdi Limo, a political refugee from Ethiopia, described his medical problems in Amharic, that country’s main language, to an interpreter, who then relayed the answers to Dr. Omar Akhras.

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