These fellowships help neurosurgeons trained in low-and-middle-income countries to refine their skills both virtually and in-person.
The low resourced regions of world have a huge need for trained neurosurgeons. This lack of access to neurosurgical care puts the lives of the most vulnerable at risk. Many of these life saving procedures are common place in high resourced countries and should not be limited to those who have means.
Worldwide gaps in access to neurosurgical care severely affect quality of life and significantly reduce life expectancy for citizens in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Recent studies show that 5 million people per year in LMICs will require, but not receive neurosurgical support. In order to address this deficit, at least 23,000 neurosurgeons need to be trained and practicing in their home countries.
Our mission is to improve care of individuals with neurological disease throughout the world by support of education in neurosurgery, particularly via partnerships between established and emerging neurosurgical programs.
We provide hands-on training and education to neurosurgeons around the world. Our volunteer neurosurgeons and personnel spend months on-site, teaching techniques to local neurosurgeons and setting up neurosurgery residency programs.
Working side-by-side with neurosurgeons in low resourced countries is the best way to impart this knowledge. Passing this knowledge forward truly helps these surgeons and their patients in country.
Fill out our get involved questionnaire form so we can understand how to best plug you in.
A member of our team will contact you to connect to an appropriate department that suites you.
We will ask you to commit to a basic level of service and see if we are both a good fit.
Suneil K. Kalia MD PhD FAANS FRCSC – Toronto Western Hospital,
about Dr. Sanabria Duarte (pictured on the left)
