Karyn Ledbetter, MD
Clinical Director, RAD-AID Laos
Karyn joined RAD-AID in 2010 when she was still a medical student. She then founded the Henry Ford chapter as a first-year resident in 2013, through which she has been involved in RAD-AID Nicaragua, RAD-AID Kenya, and RAD-AID breast imaging initiatives.
After completing fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Karyn joined RAD-AID Laos in 2021 to best use her pediatric radiology expertise to help improve outcomes in the developing world. She has collaborated with Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) leaders, pediatricians, and radiology team members onsite in January 2023 and April 2024. Karyn also enjoys providing educational webinars and virtual case-consultations for LFHC while home in Detroit, Michigan.
As Clinical Director, Karyn coordinates radiologist volunteer involvement, both on-site and virtual. She also works with LFHC leaders to develop and execute educational goals and objectives for LFHC pediatricians and radiology team members.
It has been very rewarding to play a role in LFHC’s radiology growth since 2021, and Karyn looks forward to seeing how much more can be achieved through this ongoing partnership.
Cara Hill, BS, RDMS (Abd, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics), RVT, RT (R)
Program Manager, RAD-AID Laos
Cara Hill joined RAD-AID as a volunteer in 2021 after being introduced by a fellow colleague at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. She has been a sonographer for 6 years, specializing in pediatrics, and an educator for 3 years, teaching for sonography programs in Northern Virginia and Northeastern Pennsylvania. Cara quickly learned that volunteering with RAD-AID allows the demonstration of several important values including commitment, engagement, compassion, empathy, and respect for others. She has traveled to Lilongwe, Malawi and Luang Prabang, Laos with RAD-AID, and is part of the Laos program leadership team as a program manager. As a program manager, Cara works closely with the other members of the management team coordinating volunteers and providing extensive support to the radiology department at Lao Friends Hospital for Children in Laos. One thing Cara admires most about RAD-AID International is the strong and persistent relationships that are created between volunteers and the individuals in the countries that are served.