Apr 18, 2019 | Humanitarian Organizations
Operation Walk Denver completed a medical mission trip to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The team, led by AAHKS Past President Douglas A. Dennis, MD, completed 62 total joint replacements on 57 patients at Hospital Leonardo Martinez. In addition, Natalie Loper, AAHKS...
Oct 5, 2018 | AAHKS Leadership, Humanitarian Organizations
This week, former AAHKS President, Brian S. Parsley, MD led a team that included Immediate Past President Mark I. Froimson, MD, MBA and other AAHKS members on a medical mission trip to Antigua, Guatemala. “This is an awesome team of AAHKS members working together on...
Mar 23, 2018 | Humanitarian Organizations, International
Operation Walk missions are taking place in Honduras and Nicaragua this week. The Operation Walk LA chapter is in Nicaragua, and Operation Walk Carolinas is providing care for patients in Honduras. AAHKS Research Manager, Chiara Rodgers, who is assisting the OpWalk LA...
May 19, 2017 | Humanitarian Organizations
AAHKS Past President Brian S. Parsley, MD shared a call for volunteers for a medical mission to Guatemala with Faith in Practice. The trip takes place next week, and they are in need of an anesthesiologist and an RN circulator. If you know of colleagues who are...
May 12, 2017 | Humanitarian Organizations
Bryan D. Springer, MD and a team from Operation Walk Carolinas are on a medical mission in Cuba this week. The team of sixty volunteers plans to complete 40-50 joint replacements and teach the Cuban medical staff about TJR procedures. Dr. Springer was interviewed by...
Mar 17, 2017 | Humanitarian Award, Humanitarian Organizations
Nominations are now being accepted for the AAHKS Humanitarian Award to be given at the 2017 Annual Meeting in November. AAHKS membership is required to nominate and to be nominated. The Humanitarian Award was established to recognize AAHKS members who have...
