Nov 18, 2022 | International, Operation Walk
Humanitarian volunteers from Operation Walk Maryland conducted a medical mission trip in Georgetown, Guyana this week. Originally founded by AAHKS Past President Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, Operation Walk, or OpWalk, are now over 20 volunteer medical humanitarian...
Nov 4, 2022 | AAHKS Leadership, Annual Meeting, Humanitarian Award, International
AAHKS President Bryan D. Springer, MD officially opened the #AAHKS2022 General Session this afternoon, welcoming attendees to the Dallas area for what may be one of our largest meetings to date. Sessions and symposia covered topics including health policy, the...
Nov 3, 2022 | Annual Meeting, Humanitarian Organizations, International
2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting events kicked off at the Gaylord Texan Resort today. The AAHKS Board of Directors, led by AAHKS President Bryan D. Springer, MD, welcomed leaders to Grapevine. The Board heard reports from committee chairs including updates on membership,...
Sep 2, 2022 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, International
Last week an AAHKS delegation, led by International Committee Chair Michael H. Huo, MD, represented the association at the Hip & Knee Summit 2022, “Post Pandemic: Revival,” in Bali, Indonesia. The Summit and AAHKS participation were co-hosted by the Indonesian...
Apr 8, 2022 | Humanitarian Organizations, International, Patient Outcomes
AAHKS member and Past President Brian S. Parsley, MD recently traveled to Antigua, Guatemala to celebrate the grand reopening of the new operating rooms and expanded ward capacity at the Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro Hospital. This renovation will expand...
May 14, 2021 | Humanitarian Organizations, International, Membership
AAHKS Past President and current Humanitarian Committee Member Brian S. Parsley, MD, shared his recent experience returning to medical mission work after the COVID-19 global pandemic. This trip, organized by the humanitarian organization Faith in Practice that is...
