. >> reporter: when dr. bryan hurt says pictures of suffering no matter where it's from he wants to do something. but unlike most of us he does it by showing up in person to help. >> it's such a beautiful thing to actually go to a place where the world knows there's a problem and to be physically present to provide support for someone else and to be able to talk with them and show that level of human respect and dignity for them being there and know that other people in the world are aware of their situation and want to help. >>> he's been using his hands and heart to heal people around the world for 20 years. six years as a member of doctors without border. this year as a kaiser permanente -- he helped coordinate a trip to sri lanka after kaiser permanente made a commitment to send doctors for a year. dr.hurt's trip came later. >> the third day we were there there was a grenade attack at one of the offices across the street from the hospital. >> reporter: instead of just helping the tsunami survivors, dr. hurt an