
About
Andrew Dykens
Andrew is founder, president and CEO of Peace Care (www.peacecare.org) He is also an assistant professor of Family Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Illinois - Chicago. Andrew is directing the Global Community Health Track through the UIC Department of Family Medicine Residency Program. His interest in global health first developed through his experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1997 to 1999 in Mauritania, West Africa, where he became friends with Abdoulaye. Andrew is married to Lauren and they live together in Chicago, IL with their daughters, Sevilla Dabel and Eliana Allison, and dog, Bella Mango. He enjoys spending time with friends and family, riding his bike, and playing the guitar.