Healing for Today, Hope for the Future
Spanning the decades, orthopaedic specialists from the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics have traveled to remote regions of the globe to provide life-changing and often life-saving orthopaedic surgery. From Nicaragua to a small clinic in Juarez Mexico, orthopaedic specialists have been making a difference in the lives of thousands of children and adults through multiple medical and teaching missions world-wide.
GLOBAL OPERATIVE EXPERIENCES
ASSOCIATIONS
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Santiago, Chile
- Rwanda
- El Salvador – Operation Walk
- Blanding, Utah
- Guatemala – Faith in Practice
- Uganda
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
- Mexico – Zacatecas/Guadalupe
- Beijing
- Bhutan
Operation Walk Provides life-changing joint replacement surgeries
Faith In Practice Provides medical care to the poor of Guatemala
HONDURAS - Operation Walk
A team of our providers returned from a trip to Honduras with Operation Walk. While in Honduras, they did 55 total knee replacements in three days. One of those surgeries was Douglas, who was in a motorcycle accident in 2007 and broke his femur. He developed arthritis and could barely bend his leg. His range of motion has increased greatly since his surgery. Thank you to Douglas for letting us share his story.
BOLIVIA
A group of physicians from University of Utah Health took a surgical trip to Cochabamba, Bolivia. They spent the week teaching and working with local residents and medical students, and performing various surgeries. Thank you to Brittany Garcia, MD for sharing this work!
