ZAMBIA:
Surgicorps travels to the Beit Cure pediatric hospital in Lusaka, Zambia twice a year- in April and September.  Surgicorps performs head to toe burn scar reconstruction, congenital hand surgery, and brachial plexus surgeries.  All patients are under 18.  This team also provides community education on brachial plexus injuries and burn first aid and prevention, as well as occupational therapy training and splinting.  In addition to the medical personnel (surgeons, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, nurses, surgical techs, PAs, NPs, and OTs), this team includes non-medical members who provide care and comfort to patients on the wards, and before and after surgery.  Non-medical team members also host basketball (April) and pickleball (Sept) clinics for 200+ children, at a local sports facility across the street from the hospital.  In April 2027, we will continue our vision screening clinic, which welcomes optometrists and non-medical volunteers.

GUATEMALA:

Surgicorps travels annually the first week in August to the Hospital Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro in Antigua, Guatemala.  Las Obras is a mission-based hospital whose staff partners with a rotation of international teams throughout the year to provide comprehensive and affordable care to patients of all ages.   The Surgicorps team performs hand, OB/GYN, general, and ENT surgery, and dental care.  This large team is limited to medical personnel (surgeons, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, nurses, surgical techs, PAs, NPs, OTs, and also MDs for the recovery area) and Spanish medical translators.

VIETNAM:

Surgicorps travels to the 1A Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam annually in the end of October.  This is a unique experience in a very urban setting.  The Surgicorps team provides head to toe burn scar reconstruction, cleft lip and palate surgery, and congenital hand surgery.  In addition, this team provides occupational therapy training.  The team includes medical personnel (surgeons, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, nurses, surgical techs, PAs, NPs, OTs, and also MDs for the recovery area), Vietnamese translators, and non-medical team members who provide comfort to patients before and after surgery and on the wards.

BOLIVIA:

Surgicorps newest trip is to Cochabamba, Bolivia.  The team travels in late January through early February.  After a successful exploratory trip in 2026, we will slowly expand services as we build our partnership with the local hospitals and government.  In 2027, the Surgicorps team will focus on breast reconstruction, burn scar reconstruction, and pediatric general surgery.  The team includes MDs, nurses, surgical techs, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and Spanish medical translators.  Fluency in Spanish is ideal.

INDIA

Date TBD. In November 2026, Surgicorps leadership will travel to Pune, India to evaluate a rural hospital in hopes of establishing a new partnership.  If a partnership is promising, we will return in 2027 with a small team.  This first Surgicorps team will focus on burn reconstruction, with plans to expand into other services over time.  The first team will be limited in size and include MDs, anesthesiologists, nurses, OTs, and translators (Hindi, Marathi).   Please reach out directly to the office if you would like to be considered for this trip, and we will notify you when we have more details in late November.