Dr. Dezheen Zebari, DO | Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Dezheen (Dee) Zebari plays a key role in global health as a Medical Director and Disaster Medicine Physician at AMI Expeditionary Healthcare. She works closely with disaster agencies around the world, including international and local bodies, to lead emergency medical efforts. As a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist with a focus on Disaster Medicine, Dr. Zebari is crucial to AMI’s efforts in managing global medical emergencies.

She started her academic path at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), where she got her medical degree, and then completed a residency in Anesthesiology at the University of Massachusetts Baystate Medical Center. Her fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a part of Harvard Medical School, further developed her disaster medicine skills, preparing her for challenging medical scenarios.

Dr. Zebari also plays a significant role in advancing disaster medicine by participating in various national committees, including the Committee on Trauma and Emergency Preparedness, the Trauma Anesthesiology Society, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine and Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health.

In the international field, she has led clinical teams in important public health projects under WHO and the United Nations, contributing to vaccination and testing campaigns, field hospitals, surgical teams. Her passions include doing humanitarian work and missions and currently serves as the Medical Director for Global Outreach Doctors.

With her comprehensive training, leadership experience, and commitment to public health, Dr. Zebari is making significant contributions to the field of disaster medicine and global health.

 

Vaccinations

The AMI Vaccination program is adaptable, flexible, scalable and can be quickly implemented across large geographic areas. Given our service to states, sovereign governments, the private sector and international organizations AMI is arguably the globe’s leading private sector provider of comprehensive vaccine efforts. AMI has a modular approach to vaccination clinic set up consisting of community-based, drive-thru and mobile clinics.

  • Independent or embedded staff to deliver testing and vaccinations as desired
  • Robust documentation and reporting
  • Complete procurement, cold chain transport and compliance solutions

Surgical Services

AMI has the capability to provide a range of surgical services in mobile facilities or using existing infrastructure. Surgical specialty services are available but the focus is Damage Control Surgery (DCS) and Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR).

  • Forward Surgical Teams: independent fixed facility or mobile emergency surgical units to save life, limb, and eyesight
  • Surgical teams to augment existing capabilities and support or relieve the existing surgical workforce
  • Mass casualty support

Refugee Health Services

AMI is dedicated to addressing the full-spectrum of healthcare needs for displaced people by augmenting the existing healthcare workforce or independently providing:

  • Infectious Disease Screenings, including COVID-19, HIV and TB
  • Mental Health Wellness and Counseling
  • Vaccination updates as well as per host country requirements
  • Preventative Care 
  • Medical examinations, including tracking and monitoring physical health
  • Medical History Review
  • Lab Services as well as augmenting existing on-site lab skills & equipment

Emergency Medical Services

AMI provides medical solutions and services to some of the most remote and challenging environments in the world. To date, the company has delivered healthcare solutions to over 140 clinical settings on 5 continents involving in excess of 10,000 providers.

  • Comprehensive solutions involving governance, personnel, facilities and supplies based on desired healthcare outcomes
  • First responder systems and fully staffed ambulance services
  • Aeromedical evacuation via AMI’s own fleet or established network
  • AMI has provided medical support in conflict areas by delivering 3 trauma and maternity hospitals in an area of heightened conflict