LEWISTON — Dr. Edward Zinsser Walworth of Lewiston will be the presenter at the USM Auburn Senior College “Food for Thought” 11:30 luncheon on Friday, Feb. 13.

Since retiring in 2010, Walworth became interested in doing Third World Surgery and became very active in Doctors without Borders. He served three missions in Africa: Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa in July 2011; Central African Republic in December 2013 and Democratic Republic Congo in November 2014. He served a fourth mission in Haiti in October 2012.

His topic is titled “A retired surgeon gets back to basics in Africa with Medecins Sans Frontieres.”

Walworth will expand on what Third World Surgery is, how and why he became interested in performing surgery in Africa and how immensely satisfying this work is to him and why there is not enough surgery performed.

He will describe Doctors without Borders as an organization and show Africa as a tourist destination as well as a place where he did his three surgical missions. He will also touch on Ebola, in regard to DWB and its threat elsewhere. A time for questions will follow.

The public is cordially invited. A full house is expected and early reservations are encouraged to avoid disappointment. Note the reservation schedule has been changed for registering to Wednesday before noon by calling 753-6510.

A native of Washington, D.C., Walworth is married to Candace Cooper Walworth, M.D., FACP with whom he shared a private practice before retirement.

They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in December and have two daughters, Elizabeth Zinsser Walworth, M.A., and Nancy Cooper Walworth McBrady, J.D.

Walworth was affiliated with both St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Central Maine Medical Center. Throughout his remarkable career, his long resume of continued education and accomplishments are noteworthy and impressive.

A very active community member, Walworth served on the boards of several medical organizations and public health organizations. He held teaching positions while in clinical practice. He co-authored “Angiographic Demonstration of an Aortoduodenal Fistula Caused by Metastatic Cervical Carcinoma.”

He was active in several state and community organizations, holding leadership positions. His musical talents are enjoyed by patrons of several orchestras in the state.

Senior College, now in its 17th year, presents the monthly 11:30 luncheon program, open to the public, in Function Room 170 at USM LAC, 51 Westminster St. The cost, which includes lunch, is $7 with advance reservation or $8 at the door. Reservations must be made by noon on Wednesday, Feb. 11, by calling 753-6510. Any late callers will be considered “at the door.”