power firearms. the patient in this bed right now is a victim of gun violence. haitian trama surgeon tends to the neediest patients. how many of the people that you meet as patients do you think would consider leaving haiti for another country including the united states? maybe 90%. reporter: 90%? why so high? violence. poverty. reporter: those are the patients you treat every day, victims of gun violence? stabbings? car accidents because you have to move from one place to another due to violence in the community and even you as a doctor, say it fair to say you might think about one day leaving haiti because of the situation here? yes, i do because at the end i got dreams, too. i want a better life. i don t need to be rich. i don t need that but i need to have enough to feed my family. reporter: there is enormous pressure for you, as well?