OUR MISSIONS

The Goals of Our Missions Are:

  1. to bring state-of-the-art medical treatments to those in desperate need who would otherwise not be able to be treated locally. 
  2. to work alongside and exchange medical and cultural knowledge and techniques with the local team to improve the standard of care long-term.
  3. to learn from fellow medical professionals and teach to the next generation.

Upcoming Missions

SUMMER 2026 Vietnam

📍TBA

Central Vietnam

 

OWF Vietnam Contact: 

Jennifer Elliott, CST

VoOpWalkFL@gmail.com

+1 (863) 344-1418

August 2026 Guatemala

📍Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro

Antigua, Guatemala

 

OWF Guatemala Contact: 

Susie Heinrichs, PA-C

OWF.susie@gmail.com

+1 (813) 493-9970

We thank our generous sponsors for making these missions possible.

Past Missions & TEAMS

August 2025 Guatemala

📍Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro

Antigua, Guatemala

 

 

US Surgeon Team: Kenneth Gustke MD, Thomas Bernasek MD, Brian Palumbo MD, Cameron Ledford MD, Hari Parvataneni MD, Justin Deen, MD

 

71 Total Knee Replacements performed over 3 days

 

63 OWF Volunteers

JULY 2025 VIETNAM

📍Đồng Tháp General Hospital

Cao Lãnh, Đồng Tháp, Vietnam

 

US Surgeon Team: Phuc Vo MD, Samer Attar MD, Dang-Khoa Vo, MD

 

45 Total Knee & Hip Replacements performed over 3 days

35 US Volunteers in collaboration with team members from Military Hospital 175 (Saigon), Hospital 1A (Saigon), Vinmec Hai Phong International Hospital, and Hue Central Hospital

August 2024 Guatemala

📍Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro

Antigua, Guatemala

 

US Surgeon Team: Kenneth Gustke MD, Thomas Bernasek MD, Michael Miranda DO, Cameron Ledford MD, Hari Parvataneni MD

 

56 Total Knee Replacements performed over 3.5 days

 

51 OWF Volunteers

August 2024 Vietnam

📍HCMC Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Hospital 1A

Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam

 

US Surgeon Team: Phuc Vo MD & Samer Attar MD 

 

55 Total Knee & Hip Replacements performed over 4 days

 

30 OWF Volunteers in collaboration with team members from Military Hospital 175 (Saigon) and Vinmec Hai Phong International Hospital

August 2023 Guatemala

📍Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro

Antigua, Guatemala

 

US Surgeon Team: Kenneth Gustke MD, Thomas Bernasek MD, Cameron Ledford MD, Luis Pulido MD, Christopher Grayson MD

 

48 Total Knee Replacements performed over 3.5 days

 

47 OWF Volunteers

June 2023 Vietnam

📍Đồng Tháp General Hospital

Cao Lãnh, Đồng Tháp, Vietnam

 

 

US Surgeon Team: Phuc Vo MD, Brian Palumbo MD, Samer Attar MD

 

72 Total Knee & Hip Replacements performed over 4 days

31 OWF Volunteers

August 2022 Guatemala

📍Hospital Obras del Santo Hermano Pedro

Antigua, Guatemala

 

US Surgeon Team: Kenneth Gustke MD & Michael Miranda DO

 

49 Total Knee & Hip Replacements performed over 4 days

 

59 US Volunteers (13 from our Tampa team and 46 from OpWalk LA)

October 2018 Vietnam

📍Đồng Tháp General Hospital

Cao Lãnh, Đồng Tháp, Vietnam

 

US Surgeon Team: Phuc Vo MD & Brian Palumbo MD

 

31 Total Joint Replacements (22 total hips and 9 total knees) performed over 3 days

 

27 OWF volunteers & 50 local volunteers