Kansas City Medicine: Physician Hikes the Grand Canyon for Charity

It all started on a leisurely walk one summer morning. Paul Chan, MD, a cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, was outside with his young son when they saw a homeless man sleeping on the street.

“Jesse, my then 6-year-old son, asked me about the homeless man throughout the day,” said Dr. Chan. “It was a wake-up call for me. I realized that, although my wife and I have been involved in service throughout our lives, we needed to do a better job communicating those principles to our kids.”

So Dr. Chan decided to take action. Why not do a walk for hunger to raise awareness and tackle one of nature’s most challenging hikes at the same time?

Read the rest of the story on Dr. Chan's annual hike to help fight hunger in Kansas City Medicine: Physician Hikes the Grand Canyon for Charity

Learn more about this year's upcoming hike and how to donate: 11 Years of Walking in the Grand Canyon to Support Sustainable Solutions to Hunger

Dr. Paul Chan, Jesse Chan, Dr. David Wooldridge, and Matt Ungashick at the Grand Canyon North Rim in 2018.

Related Content

Dr. Chan and other members of the 10th annual Grand Canyon Hunger Walk
Nov. 25, 2019
Saint Luke’s Cardiologist Celebrates 10th Annual Grand Canyon Hike to Help Fight Hunger
Over the past decade, Dr. Paul Chan, a cardiologist with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, and his group of fellow hikers have raised more than $835,000 to fight hunger by hiking 50 miles through the Grand Canyon each year.
Covering Kansas City, MO. Journey of a lifetime for transplant patient. KMBC 9 abc
Oct. 17, 2019
KMBC: Saint Luke's heart transplant recipient completes 50-mile Grand Canyon hike
Just over two years after receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Nate Miller achieved an enormous feat by hiking a 50-mile treck through the Grand Canyon in hopes of inspiring other transplant patients. KMBC has the full story.
Sep. 21, 2020
KSHB: Blue Springs couple encourages organ donation after heart transplant
A Blue Springs man has his wife, doctors, and an organ donor to thank for saving his life after suffering massive heart attacks. KSHB talked to Dr. Andrew Kao about the incredible story.