Dec 19, 2025 | Humanitarian Organizations, International, Operation Walk
This past November, Operation Walk Los Angeles completed its eleventh mission to Havana and its fourth time working with colleagues at the local Hospital Fructuoso Rodriegez in Cuba. More than 70 volunteers replaced 63 joints (40 hips, 23 knees, 5 bilateral) for 58...
Nov 21, 2025 | Humanitarian Organizations, International, Operation Walk, Patient Outcomes
Last week, the Maryland chapter of Operation Walk, led by Paul Khanuja, MD, traveled to Amritsar, India, where the team performed 46 joint replacements. Individuals suffering from debilitating arthritis and other painful bone and joint conditions received surgeries...
Apr 11, 2025 | Humanitarian Organizations, International, Operation Walk, Patient Outcomes
On a mission trip last week to Panama City, Panama, arthroplasty surgeon volunteers from Operation Walk Denver provided 26 patients with life-changing joint replacement surgeries over four days. Operation Walk Denver is led by 2024 Humanitarian Award Winner Douglas...
Feb 21, 2025 | Diversity, Humanitarian Organizations, International, Operation Walk, Women in Arthroplasty
Last week, the Women Orthopaedic Global Outreach (WOGO) Chapter of Operation Walk traveled to Arusha, Tanzania, to provide medical care at the Arusha Lutheran Medical Center. During the visit, the team screened 80 patients and performed 47 knee replacement surgeries....
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 5, 2022 | AAHKS Leadership, Annual Meeting, Digital Health, Digital Health Podcast, Operation Walk
Members of all AAHKS Committees were invited to a working breakfast this morning to meet with each other, review accomplishments and plan for the remainder of the year. The Digital Health and Social Media Committee interviewed award winners for their podcast, and the...
