Asunción Paraguay, 2026
Hernia Mission to Paraguay February, 2026 Trained 8 surgeons and did 62 inguinal hernia repairs.
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Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip, November 2025
November 2025 Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip The ILAC Hernia Mission team made their 22nd trip to the Dominican Republic during the first week of November. Once again, even though it was the first trip for about one-third of the team, the teamwork, compassion, and clinical expertise provided by each team member was consistently evident […]
Sao Paulo, Brazil October 2025
Mission in Sao Paulo, Brazil (October 30 – November 2, 2025) Dr. David Chen, Dr. Wolfgang Reinpold and Dr. Filipi were able to meet in Sao Paulo Brazil with Dr. Sergio Roll and his team. We toured Sergio’s training and service hospital. Hernia Help will financially assist with remodeling their OR suite. Twenty hernia operations […]
La Entrada, Honduras September 2025
Mission in La Entrada, Honduras (September 8 – 12, 2025) In partnership with Clinica Manos Amigos, a multidisciplinary UCLA/ Columbia University team including Dr. Yuri Novitsky, Dr. David Chen, and Dr. Justin Wagner completed a one-week humanitarian training and service mission to Honduras, providing hernia care to underserved adult and pediatric patients. During the mission, […]
Palawan, Philippines August 2025
Mission in Palawan, Philippines (August 21 – 24, 2025) From August 21–24, 2025, an international surgical team conducted adult and pediatric hernia surgery at TayTay District Hospital in Palawan, Philippines, integrating direct patient care with focused training and teaching initiatives. The mission was carried out in collaboration with Sui Generis Missions, the Philippine Hernia Society, […]
Guadalajara, Mexico – November 2024
November 25-27, 2024 Guadalajara Mexico Medical Center IMSS Centro Medico Naciona De Occidente (public hospital) Hernia Help: Wolfgang Reinpold, David Lourie, David Chen, and Hector Valenzuela (local Cooordinator) 10 teaching cases, 2 days of lectures, over 100 surgeons participating via observation, training, and teleconference.
Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip, November 2024
November 2024 Santiago Dominican Republic ILAC Trip On November 3 – 7 at the Institute of Latin American Concerns (ILAC) in the Dominican Republic our hernia team operated upon 67 hernia patients. Two new surgeons, Dr. Nick Carter and Dr. Andy Yang, along with veterans to ILAC Dr. Michael Sarr and Dr. Bob Cusick operated. […]
Palawan, Philippines – September 2024
September 24-28, 2024 Coron District Hospital Palawan, Philippines Adult and Pediatric Hernia Surgeries including Training and Teaching in collaboration with Sui Generis Missions, the Philippine Hernia Society and Cebu Doctor Hospital. Led By Dr. Henry Chua from Cebu Doctors Hospital, Wayne Huang from IRCAD Taiwan and David Chen from Hernia Repair for the Underserved.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 2024
Mission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (June 13-14, 2024) Carlos Chagas State Hospital and Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital 51 men and 4 women 36 unilateral inguinal hernias and 16 bilateral inguinal hernias 67 Lichtenstein and 1 Shouldice with neurectomy 02 umbilical hernias 03 incisional hernias: 2 open Rives Stoppa techniques and 1 MILOS technique Hospital […]
Asunción Paraguay, 2023
Hernia Mission to Paraguay November 20-24, 2023 The hernia mission was planned and organized by: Prof. Dr. Osmar Cuenca Torres, Director of the Department of Abdominal Wall Surgery del Hospital Universitario and Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Asunción. Prof. Cuenca is Paraguay´s leading expert for complex abdominal wall […]