Our History
2011Since 2006, Dr. Alfredo Quiñones has been going to Mexico to do academic missions with the purpose of building bridges of knowledge with the United States and Mexico. His first academic trip to Mexico was under the invitation Dr. Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga at the University of Guadalajara. During this trip, Dr. Q Quiñones met his first research post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Hugo Guerrero Cazares who now holds the position of vice-chair of research at Mayo Clinic, Florida. Since then, Dr. Quiñones continues to return once or twice a year to learn where he shares his research and network with colleagues and future generations in the field of medicine. This has allowed several students to come under his mentorship and strengthened his network that eventually permitted a successful first surgical mission trip.
In 2010 Dr. Michael Lawton, Jedi master and neurosurgical mentor to Dr. Quiñones, advised Dr. Quiñones that it was the time to change people’s lives and return back to those with no resources, starting with the country where Quiñones was born, Mexico. This led organically to the creation of mission:brain, Building Resources and Advancing International Neurosurgery. In 2011 Dr. Alfredo Quiñones and Dr. Michael Lawton and their team made a trip to Guadalajara, Mexico upon the invitation of Dr. Rodrigo Ramos-Zuniga. During that trip those involved realized the need and the potential for such partnerships to advance neurosurgical care in less developed areas. More trips followed and the organization evolved over the next few years to develop educational partnerships throughout Mexico, which included participation in the Sociedad de Cirugía Neurológica De Occidente, Mexico’s national Congress of Neurological Surgery conference. More neurosurgeons also joined including Dr. George Jallo and Dr. Theodore Schwartz. It cemented the mission focus of the organization: direct neurosurgical care, education and empowerment. |
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Guadalajara 2013
In 2013, Dr. Quiñones and Dr. Michael Lawton led a dedicated and world-renowned team of doctors and surgeons including Drs. George Jallo and Kaisorn Chaichana and Dr. Rodrigo Ramos to Guadalajara, Mexico as the third annual “Community Neurosurgery” project to serve the underprivileged population there.
This altruistic endeavor took place at the Hospital Civil Fray A. Alcalde in the city of Guadalajara, México. The program was also endorsed by the University of Guadalajara. The physicians were welcomed with open arms and, over the course of two days, they were able to perform five complex surgeries (all free of charge), including: diagnostic assessment, clinical and academic discussions, surgical treatment and follow-up in the selected hospital, thanks to the generous contributions of sponsors, including Medwish, Integra and Stryker. The mission: brain team took with them many supplies for use in surgery, with the remaining items being donated to the hospital.
This altruistic endeavor took place at the Hospital Civil Fray A. Alcalde in the city of Guadalajara, México. The program was also endorsed by the University of Guadalajara. The physicians were welcomed with open arms and, over the course of two days, they were able to perform five complex surgeries (all free of charge), including: diagnostic assessment, clinical and academic discussions, surgical treatment and follow-up in the selected hospital, thanks to the generous contributions of sponsors, including Medwish, Integra and Stryker. The mission: brain team took with them many supplies for use in surgery, with the remaining items being donated to the hospital.
Manila, Haiti , & Guadalajara 2014
In 2014, mission:brain collaborated with Dr. Gerardo Legaspi of the Philippine General Hospital in Manila to provide neurosurgical treatment to complex cerebrovascular diseases to some of their neediest patients as well as conduct symposia for physicians, nurses and support staff, including conducting the first bypass course in the country. The organization has been going to the Philippines since providing advanced training including speech and motor awake mapping for brain tumor resection with Dr. Mitchel Berger.
mission:brain collaborated with other nonprofits in an effort to provide much needed neurosurgical care in Mirebalais, Haiti where with a population of 10 million, the country only has two neurosurgeons both of whom only practice in the capital of Port Au Prince.
Dr. Quiñones traveled with Dr. George Jallo and Dr. Michael Lawton along with many other members of our clinical teams and family members, to a public hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico called “Hospital Civil de Guadalajara.” During this mission, we performed 5 neurosurgeries and held several teaching seminars with other neurosurgeons. The purpose of these teaching seminars is to share knowledge and neurosurgery techniques by collaborating together, to give patients the best possible outcomes. The children in the pediatric wing also benefited from the arts and crafts that our teams organized to bring joy to them. In addition, desperately needed medical supplies and a monetary contribution were donated to the hospital.
mission:brain collaborated with other nonprofits in an effort to provide much needed neurosurgical care in Mirebalais, Haiti where with a population of 10 million, the country only has two neurosurgeons both of whom only practice in the capital of Port Au Prince.
Dr. Quiñones traveled with Dr. George Jallo and Dr. Michael Lawton along with many other members of our clinical teams and family members, to a public hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico called “Hospital Civil de Guadalajara.” During this mission, we performed 5 neurosurgeries and held several teaching seminars with other neurosurgeons. The purpose of these teaching seminars is to share knowledge and neurosurgery techniques by collaborating together, to give patients the best possible outcomes. The children in the pediatric wing also benefited from the arts and crafts that our teams organized to bring joy to them. In addition, desperately needed medical supplies and a monetary contribution were donated to the hospital.
A Gala for Hope & Guadalajara 2015
In an effort to raise funds to be able to carry out these goals, the first “Gala for Hope” was held on October 9th at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland.
The event was a complete success! Guests were treated to beautiful symphonic music from the Ocassional Symphony directed by Joshua Hong, entertainment and a delicious meal in an elegant art museum. Demián Bichir, as keynote speaker, gave wonderful remarks about the importance of helping those with less, and promised to continue to be an Ambassador for mission:brain. Tes Scanlon, Health Advocate and Miss United Nations 2015, and also one of Dr. Quiñones’ dearest patients, was named an Ambassador as well. Dr. Jallo, Lisa Hannegan, April Sabangan, and Will Aarsheim, mission:brain team members, gathered from across the USA to pledge their devoted support as always.
Through ticket sales sponsorships and donations, mission:brain raised $175,000 that will go towards supporting upcoming mission trips to Mexico, Philippines, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Africa. The money raised will cover the expensive travel costs for the team, as well as allow them to acquire advanced surgical instruments for the foundation to use in these areas, which may not have the technology readily available.
The summer of 2015, Dr. Alfredo Quiñones, Dr. George Jallo, Dr. Michael Lawton , and Dr. Theodore Schwartz along with several members of their clinical teams and family members, traveled to Hospital Civil de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico to embark upon their fifth annual mission trip. During this mission, the team performed 12 free of charge neurosurgeries on patients in desperate need (the most they have ever done in a single trip), and held several teaching seminars with other residents and neurosurgeons to share resources, knowledge and neurosurgery techniques. These collaborations are building bridges between countries and, most importantly, giving patients the best possible outcomes. As part of the mission, the team also spread joy and hope by donating toys to the children in the pediatric wing and medical supplies to the public hospital.
The event was a complete success! Guests were treated to beautiful symphonic music from the Ocassional Symphony directed by Joshua Hong, entertainment and a delicious meal in an elegant art museum. Demián Bichir, as keynote speaker, gave wonderful remarks about the importance of helping those with less, and promised to continue to be an Ambassador for mission:brain. Tes Scanlon, Health Advocate and Miss United Nations 2015, and also one of Dr. Quiñones’ dearest patients, was named an Ambassador as well. Dr. Jallo, Lisa Hannegan, April Sabangan, and Will Aarsheim, mission:brain team members, gathered from across the USA to pledge their devoted support as always.
Through ticket sales sponsorships and donations, mission:brain raised $175,000 that will go towards supporting upcoming mission trips to Mexico, Philippines, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Africa. The money raised will cover the expensive travel costs for the team, as well as allow them to acquire advanced surgical instruments for the foundation to use in these areas, which may not have the technology readily available.
The summer of 2015, Dr. Alfredo Quiñones, Dr. George Jallo, Dr. Michael Lawton , and Dr. Theodore Schwartz along with several members of their clinical teams and family members, traveled to Hospital Civil de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico to embark upon their fifth annual mission trip. During this mission, the team performed 12 free of charge neurosurgeries on patients in desperate need (the most they have ever done in a single trip), and held several teaching seminars with other residents and neurosurgeons to share resources, knowledge and neurosurgery techniques. These collaborations are building bridges between countries and, most importantly, giving patients the best possible outcomes. As part of the mission, the team also spread joy and hope by donating toys to the children in the pediatric wing and medical supplies to the public hospital.
Dinner for Hope Puerto Rico, Guadalajara, & Mexico City 2016
mission:brain hosted a "Dinner For Hope" in Puerto Rico to help us raise funds for the foundation, which supports our mission trips to Mexico, the Philippines, and in the future many other places in need around the world! We firmly believe that our contribution and yours can change the world. Thank you all of those who continue to support us in this important and great cause. Special thank you to our chef Wilo Benet, musician Giovanni Hidalgo and our great supporter and actor Demián Bichir.
mission:brain’s sixth mission trip to Guadalajara was a complete success. We performed 6 highly complex surgeries and gave 6 academic talks. Additionally, this year we were able to collect data for the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) trial – this technology could play a significant role in the future of neurosurgery by creating a color-coded map of the brain that allows us to distinguish with better precision the cancerous areas of the brain vs. the healthy areas. Furthermore, we counted with Demián Bichir’s amazing and unconditional support as our ambassador during this mission.
The mission:brain team arrived to Mexico City for the first time to do our altruistic missions at the public hospital, Hospital Juárez de México. During this mission, we performed 10 highly complex surgeries in 4 days and also participated in the VIII Congress of Neuroscience since it is very important for the team to continue with the exchange of knowledge among our colleagues, professor, residents and students.
mission:brain’s sixth mission trip to Guadalajara was a complete success. We performed 6 highly complex surgeries and gave 6 academic talks. Additionally, this year we were able to collect data for the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) trial – this technology could play a significant role in the future of neurosurgery by creating a color-coded map of the brain that allows us to distinguish with better precision the cancerous areas of the brain vs. the healthy areas. Furthermore, we counted with Demián Bichir’s amazing and unconditional support as our ambassador during this mission.
The mission:brain team arrived to Mexico City for the first time to do our altruistic missions at the public hospital, Hospital Juárez de México. During this mission, we performed 10 highly complex surgeries in 4 days and also participated in the VIII Congress of Neuroscience since it is very important for the team to continue with the exchange of knowledge among our colleagues, professor, residents and students.
Guadalajara & Mexico City 2017
The mission:brain team completed successfully the 7th outreach trip in Guadalajara, Mexico in which they performed 6 highly complex surgeries without cost for those in dire need. Besides the surgeries, the team participated in academic seminars and provided toys to all the pediatric aisles at the public hospital. mission:brain is extremely grateful to continue exchanging information and building bridges with all our colleagues in Mexico.
During this mission, 5 surgeries were performed successfully at the Hospital Juárez and 2 surgeries at the National Institute of Pediatrics at no cost. Toys and TOMS shoes were distributed toys at the two hospitals. The last day, the team did a 5km race in the Tlalpan Forest with our colleagues, friends and people who support our cause.
During this mission, 5 surgeries were performed successfully at the Hospital Juárez and 2 surgeries at the National Institute of Pediatrics at no cost. Toys and TOMS shoes were distributed toys at the two hospitals. The last day, the team did a 5km race in the Tlalpan Forest with our colleagues, friends and people who support our cause.
Puerto Rico, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, & Manila 2018
mission:brain hosted an event to continue our effort for our neighbors in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.
Our event started with Dr. Eva Pamias showing a heart touching video of the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria and how the island will rise because they are Puerto Rico! Followed by Carla Vazquez, representing mission:brain foundation, with an amazing presentation of the neurosurgical and academic missions we do all around the world. Then, we had Dr. Sally Priester, who flew all the way from Puerto Rico to talk about the Priester Foundation and how they have helped their own people during this recovering time. Next, Dr. Gerardo Colon introduced Dr. Edgar Colón, Dean of the University of Puerto Rico, who also flew all the way from Puerto Rico to talk about the aftermath caused by Hurricane Maria and how the medical students from UPR have been involved in this aid. Later, Dr. Eric Nottmeier took the podium to close the event by talking about the importance of Puerto Rico in the health industry economically and the presence of the Southern Neurosurgical Society in this beautiful island. Finally, Dr. Antonia Novello, who was as surprised as everyone when I called her to share her comments, closed the program with an incredible and powerful speech where we all resonated with her words of hope for Puerto Rico.
During the Mexico City trip, our team collaborated with Hospital Juárez, Médica Sur Hospital, and the National Institute of Pediatrics (INP) to perform 9 live-saving surgeries and participate in academic presentations. The team also participated at the Mayo Clinic Symposium with Médica Sur. Dr. Chaichana, Dr. Rangel-Castilla, and Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa gave three presentations where they emphasized the importance of our three shields: patient care, research and education.
A mission:brain team of volunteers participated in an altruistic mission to Monterrey, Mexico from March 23-25. The surgeries took place at Christus Muguerza de Alta Especialidad, which donated the operating rooms, supplies and the postoperative care. Participants included our own Alfredo Quiñones- Hinojosa (Neurosurgeon), Luis Rodriguez (Pediatric Neurosurgeon), Selby Chen (Neurosurgeon), Leonardo Rangel-Castilla (Neurosurgeon), José Humberto Guajardo (Neurosurgeon), Jesús Manuel Ortiz Nieto (Neurosurgeon), Roxana Hoyos (Anesthesiologist), Tito Saldívar (Intenseivist) and Jesús Rodriguez (Otorhinolaryngologist). One example of the patients, who underwent surgery, was a four-year-old boy with a large brain tumor called a craniopharyngioma. He would not have been able to have the surgery without the aid from UDEM, the generous donations of the hospital, the expertise and equipment of the surgeons. In addition to the surgeries, toys were donated and delivered to the pediatric patients in the public hospital, Hospital Materno. Many thanks to Carla Vazquez-Ramos for coordinating this great trip and to Veronica and Federico Clariond for doing an event that brought joy to so many.
In collaboration with the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation (NOF), mission:brain completed another successful mission trip to Manila, Philippines in June, 2018, hosted by the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). mission:brain Executive Director and Operating Nurse, April Sabangan joined the surgeons from NOF for several surgeries in Cebu in mid-June and then met up with a team led by Michael Lawton, MD in Manila from June 20-24. The local hosting neurosurgeon was the Director of PGH and well-known neurosurgeon Gerardo (Gap) LeGaspi, MD. Participating neurosurgeons came from as far as Singapore and Viet Nam to observe complex skull base and vascular neurosurgeries. The surgeries were followed by lectures on vascular neurosurgery by Dr. Lawton. Another lecture series on Neurocritical Care was held concurrently by neurologist Romer Geocadin MD, from Johns Hopkins University. A nursing symposium included neurosurgical presentations by April Sabangan, RN and Lisa Hannegan, Nurse Practitioner. Other team members from mission:brain included operating nurses Carol Blazier, from the Barrow Neurological Institute and Carina Ceralde from UCSF, and pre-med student James Yoon from Brown University.
Our event started with Dr. Eva Pamias showing a heart touching video of the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria and how the island will rise because they are Puerto Rico! Followed by Carla Vazquez, representing mission:brain foundation, with an amazing presentation of the neurosurgical and academic missions we do all around the world. Then, we had Dr. Sally Priester, who flew all the way from Puerto Rico to talk about the Priester Foundation and how they have helped their own people during this recovering time. Next, Dr. Gerardo Colon introduced Dr. Edgar Colón, Dean of the University of Puerto Rico, who also flew all the way from Puerto Rico to talk about the aftermath caused by Hurricane Maria and how the medical students from UPR have been involved in this aid. Later, Dr. Eric Nottmeier took the podium to close the event by talking about the importance of Puerto Rico in the health industry economically and the presence of the Southern Neurosurgical Society in this beautiful island. Finally, Dr. Antonia Novello, who was as surprised as everyone when I called her to share her comments, closed the program with an incredible and powerful speech where we all resonated with her words of hope for Puerto Rico.
During the Mexico City trip, our team collaborated with Hospital Juárez, Médica Sur Hospital, and the National Institute of Pediatrics (INP) to perform 9 live-saving surgeries and participate in academic presentations. The team also participated at the Mayo Clinic Symposium with Médica Sur. Dr. Chaichana, Dr. Rangel-Castilla, and Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa gave three presentations where they emphasized the importance of our three shields: patient care, research and education.
A mission:brain team of volunteers participated in an altruistic mission to Monterrey, Mexico from March 23-25. The surgeries took place at Christus Muguerza de Alta Especialidad, which donated the operating rooms, supplies and the postoperative care. Participants included our own Alfredo Quiñones- Hinojosa (Neurosurgeon), Luis Rodriguez (Pediatric Neurosurgeon), Selby Chen (Neurosurgeon), Leonardo Rangel-Castilla (Neurosurgeon), José Humberto Guajardo (Neurosurgeon), Jesús Manuel Ortiz Nieto (Neurosurgeon), Roxana Hoyos (Anesthesiologist), Tito Saldívar (Intenseivist) and Jesús Rodriguez (Otorhinolaryngologist). One example of the patients, who underwent surgery, was a four-year-old boy with a large brain tumor called a craniopharyngioma. He would not have been able to have the surgery without the aid from UDEM, the generous donations of the hospital, the expertise and equipment of the surgeons. In addition to the surgeries, toys were donated and delivered to the pediatric patients in the public hospital, Hospital Materno. Many thanks to Carla Vazquez-Ramos for coordinating this great trip and to Veronica and Federico Clariond for doing an event that brought joy to so many.
In collaboration with the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation (NOF), mission:brain completed another successful mission trip to Manila, Philippines in June, 2018, hosted by the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). mission:brain Executive Director and Operating Nurse, April Sabangan joined the surgeons from NOF for several surgeries in Cebu in mid-June and then met up with a team led by Michael Lawton, MD in Manila from June 20-24. The local hosting neurosurgeon was the Director of PGH and well-known neurosurgeon Gerardo (Gap) LeGaspi, MD. Participating neurosurgeons came from as far as Singapore and Viet Nam to observe complex skull base and vascular neurosurgeries. The surgeries were followed by lectures on vascular neurosurgery by Dr. Lawton. Another lecture series on Neurocritical Care was held concurrently by neurologist Romer Geocadin MD, from Johns Hopkins University. A nursing symposium included neurosurgical presentations by April Sabangan, RN and Lisa Hannegan, Nurse Practitioner. Other team members from mission:brain included operating nurses Carol Blazier, from the Barrow Neurological Institute and Carina Ceralde from UCSF, and pre-med student James Yoon from Brown University.
Peru, Guadalajara, Mexico City, & Monterrey 2019
The mission:brain team with the closely collaboration of Dr. Alberto Trelles from Clinica Delgado performed two surgeries at no cost on 2 elderly women in dire need who natively speak Quechua (pre-Hispanic Peruvian mother-tongue) and Spanish and work in the fields harvesting coffee in a rural area known as Quillabamba (near Cusco City). The patients were operated successfully. It was wonderful to see how Dr. Trelles helped the patients to wake up from anesthesia speaking Quechua. This language is typically used only rural communities from inside the country. We also organized a social gathering to create more awareness regarding our mission and the different ways people can help those who do not have the means through our foundation. We also visited private and public universities to build bridges for near future trips in Lima, Peru.
This year’s annual trip to Guadalajara involved a collaboration with a new medical center, Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro. The trip opened with a case presentation conference on the day of arrival, July 14. The next day, the team of surgeons performed an occipital lobectomy on a 30-year-old woman who was having at least 5 seizures per day that did not respond to treatment with medications. Over time, the seizures would have increased and created even more problems with her daily activities. A second surgery involved treatment of a woman who waited 9 years in order to get diagnosis of her Chiari malformation and had been on the waiting list for surgery for 6 months at the public hospital.
Later in the day, Dr. Quiñones gave a presentation about mission:brain and heard from a patient operated last year that was in the audience. Her kind words were a surprise and an inspiration to all. The trip ended with a symposium on The Care of the Brain.
We thank all of the team from Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro for partnering with us to get neurosurgical care to those who need it the most.
Our fourth mission to Mexico City involved a total of 7 surgeries on underprivileged and impoverished people at three different hospitals. In addition to operating at Hospital Juarez de Mexico, one of the oldest public hospitals in Mexico, the team split up one day in order to operate on a child with a recurrent brain tumor at the National Institute of Pediatrics and simultaneously treat two patients, the youngest only 2 years-old, at Medica Sur Hospital.
mission:brain is partnering with both public hospitals and private hospitals in order to provide more surgeries without cost. When we work with private hospitals, they commit to giving all services for free to the patients that need them.
As a closure for this trip, the team participated in a symposium, “Medicina Regenerativa: La proxima frontera para explorer e integrar en las neurosciencias” for physicians, resident trainees, administrators and students at the Medica Sur auditorium.
Once again, the members of mission:brain donated their time, local expenses and expertise at no cost. This mission trip was truly remarkable as we continue to strengthen the relationships with these institutions and to provide hope for those in need.
For the Monterrey mission, the team worked in collaboration with Dr. Jorge Guajardo, Dr. Jose Ortiz Nieto and Mauricio Zambrano, director of operations, from Christus Muguerza Hospital de Alta Especialidad to perform a vault remodeling for metopic and sagittal craniosynostosis on a 6-months-old boy and a craniotomy for a medulloblastoma located in the cerebellum on a 32-years-old man. The surgeries were successful and the costs were completely covered by Christus Muguerza. In addition, the team met with the patients from the 2018 mission in order to get follow-up and feedback on the experience.
“The greatest moment of this trip was seeing he appreciation on the faces of the families in the post-operative period after their loved ones had been unable to obtain care for so long. It is truly remarkable to be able to touch lives in this way thank to the collaboration of the hospital administration, surgeons of Christus Muguerza hospital, and the mission:brain team. There is no greater gift than life.”—Dr. Oluwaseun Akinduro
This year’s annual trip to Guadalajara involved a collaboration with a new medical center, Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro. The trip opened with a case presentation conference on the day of arrival, July 14. The next day, the team of surgeons performed an occipital lobectomy on a 30-year-old woman who was having at least 5 seizures per day that did not respond to treatment with medications. Over time, the seizures would have increased and created even more problems with her daily activities. A second surgery involved treatment of a woman who waited 9 years in order to get diagnosis of her Chiari malformation and had been on the waiting list for surgery for 6 months at the public hospital.
Later in the day, Dr. Quiñones gave a presentation about mission:brain and heard from a patient operated last year that was in the audience. Her kind words were a surprise and an inspiration to all. The trip ended with a symposium on The Care of the Brain.
We thank all of the team from Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro for partnering with us to get neurosurgical care to those who need it the most.
Our fourth mission to Mexico City involved a total of 7 surgeries on underprivileged and impoverished people at three different hospitals. In addition to operating at Hospital Juarez de Mexico, one of the oldest public hospitals in Mexico, the team split up one day in order to operate on a child with a recurrent brain tumor at the National Institute of Pediatrics and simultaneously treat two patients, the youngest only 2 years-old, at Medica Sur Hospital.
mission:brain is partnering with both public hospitals and private hospitals in order to provide more surgeries without cost. When we work with private hospitals, they commit to giving all services for free to the patients that need them.
As a closure for this trip, the team participated in a symposium, “Medicina Regenerativa: La proxima frontera para explorer e integrar en las neurosciencias” for physicians, resident trainees, administrators and students at the Medica Sur auditorium.
Once again, the members of mission:brain donated their time, local expenses and expertise at no cost. This mission trip was truly remarkable as we continue to strengthen the relationships with these institutions and to provide hope for those in need.
For the Monterrey mission, the team worked in collaboration with Dr. Jorge Guajardo, Dr. Jose Ortiz Nieto and Mauricio Zambrano, director of operations, from Christus Muguerza Hospital de Alta Especialidad to perform a vault remodeling for metopic and sagittal craniosynostosis on a 6-months-old boy and a craniotomy for a medulloblastoma located in the cerebellum on a 32-years-old man. The surgeries were successful and the costs were completely covered by Christus Muguerza. In addition, the team met with the patients from the 2018 mission in order to get follow-up and feedback on the experience.
“The greatest moment of this trip was seeing he appreciation on the faces of the families in the post-operative period after their loved ones had been unable to obtain care for so long. It is truly remarkable to be able to touch lives in this way thank to the collaboration of the hospital administration, surgeons of Christus Muguerza hospital, and the mission:brain team. There is no greater gift than life.”—Dr. Oluwaseun Akinduro
mission:trips 2020
