501(c)(3) Nonprofit  ·  EIN 99-2604475  ·  Incorporated in Connecticut, 2024 [email protected]

Board of Directors

Our directors provide strategic governance and clinical oversight, serving voluntarily under the Foundation’s bylaws.

Leadership

Governance and clinical direction.

CaribHealth Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors who set strategy, approve budgets, and oversee program performance.

Placeholder Director names and roles are accurate. Biographies marked “Interim” are placeholder copy pending each director’s approved bio.
Dr. Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, MD

Dr. Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, MD

Founder, President & Chair
Gastroenterology · Academic Medicine

Board-certified gastroenterologist whose clinical work in the region inspired the Foundation. Provides medical direction, leads clinical partnerships, and serves as the registered agent.

Wellington Phillips

Vice President

Supports the Foundation through strategy, partnership development, and oversight of program operations across the Caribbean.

Interim bio — pending approval
Dr. Pamela Ketwaroo, MD

Dr. Pamela Ketwaroo, MD

Board Member
Radiology · Pediatric & Fetal Imaging

Associate Professor of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine and a Staff Radiologist at Texas Children's Hospital, specializing in fetal imaging, congenital heart disease, and cardiac MRI techniques. She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, completed her residency at Harvard Medical School / Brigham & Women's Hospital, and fellowships at Boston Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.

“It is a privilege to be part of a multi-disciplinary team caring for children and their families. In that capacity, I strive to have a positive impact and improve patient outcomes in both the pre-natal and post-natal settings.”

Dr. Balichand Permashwar, MD

Dr. Balichand Permashwar, MD

Board Member
Family Medicine · Geriatrics

Adjunct Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in North Carolina. He earned his medical degree from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica, completed his residency in Family Medicine at Kings County Hospital in New York, and a geriatric fellowship at East Carolina University. Board certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics, he practices as a hospitalist physician. A veteran of many medical missions to the Caribbean — spanning grassroots outreach to institutional collaboration — he founded and serves as Medical Director of the Internal Medicine Learning Collaborative, an online lecture series created for Caribbean physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic to sustain Continuing Medical Education when in-person gatherings were disrupted. He continually analyzes the impact of the Foundation's outreach with a focus on being more efficient, cost-effective, and a contributor to capacity building in the local healthcare sector.

Dr. Ronald Dixon, MD

Board Member

Serves on the board with responsibility for governance and financial stewardship, helping ensure the Foundation operates in accordance with its 501(c)(3) obligations.

Interim bio — pending approval

Dahlia Phillips

Board Member

Supports the Foundation's governance and community engagement initiatives.

Interim bio — pending approval

How We Govern

Officers

The board elects a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer to lead day-to-day governance.

Meetings

Directors convene at least three times per year, with a quorum of two required to act.

Committees

An Executive Committee and advisory committees support specific programs and initiatives.

Oversight

The Treasurer maintains financial records and reports regularly to the board for review.

Board Membership

Interested in serving on the board?

As we grow, we welcome qualified candidates with backgrounds in medicine, public health, finance, law, or community development. Inquiries are reviewed by the board.

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