We are honored to have Dr. Andrew Ira Spitzer as a featured speaker for this year’s Angels Luncheon. Dr. Spitzer has volunteered with Operation Walk Los Angeles on two missions: General Santos City, Philippines, 2024, and Havana, Cuba, 2025. Dr.
“I am humbled by the growth and meaning of Operation Walk throughout Orthopedics and the countries where it has operated, including our
As we prepare for our return to General Santos City, Philippines in 2026, things have been very busy behind the scenes. We’re
Hello! My name is Daena Talavera, a current senior chemical engineering major attending the University of Notre Dame! Alongside engineering, I am
Operation Walk may have started 30 years ago, but these young volunteers keep the spirit of giving moving forward. Thank you for
At the invitation of Ambassador Marjorie Grant-Fuller, nurses Julie Anderson RN, Paulina Andujo RN and I made a mission pre-trip to Jamaica
Elinor Handlin joined our mission to Tanzania in 2023 as a student volunteer from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Those who
I am currently a PGY-4 Orthopaedic Surgery resident at LAG+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, where I train in a high-volume safety-net
The countdown for our mission to General Santos City has begun, and what better way to start preparations than to host a
In October, our leadership team, Dr John Kumar, Lisa Fujimoto-Yamaguchi, PA-C, Trish Lindsey, RN, and Eleanor Barrientos, RN, returned to the Philippines
From the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Operation Walk Los Angeles: Happy New Year! Greetings to you, who represent the
Our Impact / Galleries Volunteers Hasana and Paulette in our post-operative ward Teams used 5 surgery rooms during our 4 days of
I first learned of Operation Walk when I met Dr. Dorr and Dr. Gilbert for my knee replacement consultation in 2016. Nine
