Christophe Millien returns to Haiti with a new mission
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. When Christophe Millien finishes his graduate studies at Harvard Medical School (HMS) in May, he will return to his homeland of Haiti to continue championing women’s health care. Bolstered by his research findings, this specialist in obstetrics and gynecology will be on a new mission — to address the medical problem caused by uterine fibroids suffered by Haitian women. “My research revealed that in Haiti, this painful condition has pervasive social consequences,” said Millien. “It is a socially malignant illness.” Millien is already well known to the Haitian medical community. In 2015, he was the celebrated doctor who delivered triplets there, two of whom were joined at the abdomen. To plan for the delivery and separation of the conjoined twins, he consulted with his long-time mentor Paul Farmer, the Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at...