In Conversation With Dr. Andrew Furey

TOOTON TALK

Dr. Andrew Furey is an orthopaedic surgeon, community leader, physician, medical educator and the founder of Team Broken Earth, a national medical aid charity that began in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and has since grown around the world. Since founding Team Broken Earth, Andrew has led missions to Haiti, Bangladesh and Guatemala with a rapidly growing team of incredible volunteers. Team Broken Earth continues to grow nationally and internationally: over 1,000 volunteers from seven provinces and now, one American state, have visited 5 countries and helped over 30,000 patients. Educated at Memorial University, Andrew is also a graduate of Oxford University in England and is an active member of the business community in our province, serving on the Board of Directors for several growing local companies. He is the Co-Chair of the Jack Hand Foundation and recently, together with friends and colleagues, founded a new Canadian foundation, Dollar A Day Foundation, that is focused on raising funds to support mental health and addictions services. He is the very proud recipient of the Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year Award (2017) and of the Atlantic Business Magazine Top 50 CEO Award. A proud Newfoundlander, he lives in St. Phillip's with his wife and three children. Here, Anthony chats with Dr. Furey!