About<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tom Catena, MD is a physician, soldier, Catholic missionary<\/a>, and internationally recognized humanitarian who serves as the founding Chair of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Catena, as Aurora Chair, works with politicians, humanitarian organizations, practitioners, and ordinary people all around the globe to share the idea of Gratitude in Action.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Catena, the founder of the Mother of Mercy Hospital<\/a> in Sudan<\/a>‘s war-torn Nuba Mountains, has spent the last decade of his life as the sole surgeon continuously located in a territory the size of Austria<\/a> providing medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite an effective ban on humanitarian supplies, the withdrawal of other non-governmental organizations, and the continual fear of air assaults on the hospital, Dr. Catena treats over 750,000 patients suffering from maladies ranging from malnourishment<\/a> and typhoid<\/a> to cancer and battle wounds. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tom Catena at Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tom Catena at Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n