Our inaugural surgical trip was November 2 – 9, 2019 at the Hospital de los Valles. The trip was a success. We performed 3 spine surgeries and saw over a dozen children in clinic. We look forward to planning surgical trips in 2020 and beyond, collaborating to build a sustainable spine program in Ecuador. Thank you to the following SpineHope volunteers who made this trip possible:

• Ryan Murdock, Spine Surgeon

• Alec Stall, Spine Surgeon

• Jorge Guerrero, Anesthesiologist/OR Translator

• Curtis Jackson, Medtronic Implant/Product Representative

• Brandon Black, Medtronic Implant/Product Representative

• Bridges Gordy, NuVasive Neuromonitoring Tech

• Emily Kegans, Sentry Neuromonitoring Tech

• Kimberley King, Co-Onsite Coordinator

• Keely Williams, Co-Onsite Coordinator

• Jacinto Real, OR Nurse/Translator

We are deeply appreciative of the volunteers who donated their time and resources to join the SpineHope team as well as the host hospital team that hosted us. A special thank you to Medtronic (donated critical implants and biologics for this trip), as well as NuVasive and Sentry Neuromonitoring (donated neuromonitoring services).

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