Dr. Dewey Whisenant Speaks to Rotary on October 28 About Helping After Venezuela Earthquakes
Dr. J. Dewey Whisenant, MD, joined an international relief effort to provide field hospital care in Venezuela after two earthquakes in June 2026. He will speak about his experiences on October 28 at Rotary. Rotary meets at the VFW Hall, 1701 Hunter Road, at noon. Visitors are always welcome at Rotary meetings.
Whisenant says that despite a damaged airport and no water, a field hospital was quickly established in Venezuela. Within a week it had an emergency room, operating rooms, pharmacy, laboratory, and 60 beds.
“It was remarkable to see what could be accomplished in tents,” he said. “In four weeks, the team treated more than 3,000 emergency room patients and performed 250 surgeries.”
Whisenant is experienced at providing disaster medical relief through Samaritan’s Purse, a medical relief nonprofit. He volunteered to help in Ukraine, Turkey, Israel, and New York City during the height of the Covid pandemic. He will share his firsthand perspective on practicing medicine during a crisis, working with limited resources, and witnessing extraordinary human resilience.
Whisenant attended school from elementary through high school in San Marcos. His bachelor’s degree is from UT Austin, and his MD from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Most of his career was spent working as an emergency room physician before retiring in 2021. He and his wife, Gretchen, is also a physician, moved back to SMTX in 1986.
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