Peter Yorgin, MD.

Dr Yorgin is a Pediatric Nephrologist (Children's Kidney Doctor) at Loma Linda University in Southern California. His first healthcare mission trip to Ukraine Kiev was an epiphany. He has subsequently been a team leader for more than 15 short term healthcare mission team trips to Mexico and China. He was one of the founding leaders for the Healthcare Mission and Ministry Conference at Fuller Theological Seminary in 2004. After joining with the Uban Health Conference group the conference was renamed "West Coast Healthcare Missions and Ministry Conference". He has a taken a leading role in Best Practices for Christian Short Term Missions Best Practices (http//csthmbestpractices.org)  He is married to his wife Lisa, who has taken on the servant hearted task of conference catering. You will also see their two daughters, Krista and Suzanne at the conference.  The Yorgins will be moving to San Diego area where Peter will be the Clinical Director of Pediatric Nephrology for Rady Children's Hospital.