May 27, 2016 | Humanitarian Organizations
Many AAHKS members belong humanitarian organizations and volunteer their time and resources to provide care in underserved communities around the world. One organization, Faith in Practice, recently returned from a mission trip to Guatemala with several AAHKS members...
Oct 9, 2015 | Humanitarian Organizations
Since 2004, medical mission trips to Cuba had stopped due to travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba. Now with improved relations, some travel restrictions have been lifted. According to the Tampa Tribune, AAHKS member Kenneth A. Gustke, MD will return to Cuba...
Mar 13, 2015 | Humanitarian Organizations
Jim Harper of San Luis Obispo, California has started an online campaign to help raise funds for Operation Walk USA. He received a hip replacement in 2010 and plans to walk the more than 2,600 miles of the Pacific Coast Trail starting May 1, 2015. “I would like to...
Feb 28, 2015 | AAHKS Leadership, Humanitarian Organizations
Brian S. Parsley, MD, AAHKS President spent his birthday in Guatemala during a Faith in Practice mission trip with his team #426. With a full week of surgeries planned in Antigua, the team spent their time organizing equipment in the operating room, screening...
Dec 5, 2014 | Humanitarian Organizations
Through Operation Walk USA 2014, an estimated 120 patients are receiving free joint replacements from 85 volunteer orthopaedic surgeons this week. The annual Operation Walk USA program is held during the entire first week of December, allowing for greater hospital,...
Nov 8, 2014 | Annual Meeting, Humanitarian Award, Humanitarian Organizations
The first annual Humanitarian Award was given to Harpal “Paul” S. Khanuja, MD for his humanitarian efforts as the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Operation Walk Maryland. Dr. Khanuja serves as an Assistant Professor, and the Chief of Adult...
