Alcindor joins staff at South Lincoln Hospital District

Unsure initially about his career path as a young man, David Alcindor, MD, first thought a career in architecture might give him the outlet for helping people that he was searching for.

“A long time ago, I wrote an essay about what I wanted to do with my life,” Dr. Alcindor said. “I was aspiring to do either architecture, medicine or law — I called them the ‘Humanitarian Trinity.’ I just wanted to help people.”

Alcindor — now a member of the executive leadership team at South Lincoln Hospital District — went as far as earning his BA in architecture from the University of Kansas-Lawrence, and began researching ways to use his degree to help build homes in third-world countries. A native of Paris, France, Alcindor grew up in a neighborhood not typically found on tourist maps, and he was eager to help those raised in a similar situation. It was during this work that he crossed paths with a team of medical volunteers, and discovered medicine had a far greater impact on individuals in need.