BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kenneth Gustke, MD
Chairman
Phuc Vo, MD
Vice Chairman
George W. Etheridge, Jr.
Secretary/Treasurer
Orthopedic Surgeon TEAM
VIETNAM
Dr. Phuc Vo (Lakeland, FL) – 2025, 2024, 2023, 2018
Dr. Samer Attar (Chicago, IL) – 2025, 2024, 2023
Dr. Dang-Khoa Vo (Boston, MA) – 2025, 2023
Col. Dr. Phan Dinh Mung (Military Hospital 175) – 2025, 2024, 2023
Col. Dr. Nguyen Quoc Dung (Military Hospital 175) – 2025, 2024, 2023
Dr. Brian Palumbo (Tampa, FL) – 2023, 2018
GUATEMALA
Dr. Kenneth Gustke (Tampa, FL) – 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
Dr. Thomas Bernasek (Tampa, FL) – 2025, 2024, 2023
Dr. Brian Palumbo (Tampa, FL) – 2025
Dr. Justin Deen (Gainesville, FL) – 2025
Dr. Cameron Ledford (Jacksonville, FL) – 2025, 2024, 2023
Dr. Hari Parvataneni (Gainesville, FL) – 2025, 2024
Dr. Michael Miranda (Tampa, FL) – 2026, 2024, 2022
Dr. Christopher Grayson (Tampa, FL) – 2026, 2023
Dr. Luis Pulido (Gainesville, FL) – 2023
Dr. Courtney Sherman – 2026
Dr. Spencer Smith – 2026
Dr. David Watson – 2026
Operation Walk was originally founded by Dr. Lawrence D. Dorr in 1996 in Los Angeles, USA to help impoverished people suffering and disabled from joint-related conditions. Over the past 28 years, 20 teams have formed across the United States, including Operation Walk Florida, which formed in 2018.
Since 2018, Operation Walk Florida has completed 8 missions and restored 427 joints for patients in need in Vietnam and Guatemala.