MISSION TUNIS SPINA BIFIDA 09/08/2012 to 09/14/2012 H Hotel El Quds
A successful mission achieved by a well trained Medical team Dr. Mahmoud Nagib , Chief Neurosurgeon, Abbott Northwestern , Minneapolis , MN Dr. Bruce Ferrara , Neonatologist , Children Minnesota Hospital Dr. Chris Dobson , Anesthesiologist , Orlando FL Dr. Najib Khouja , Tunisian Neurosurgeon NURSES Nancy Naguib , Operating Room Barb Wiemann, Operating Room Norie Wilson , Intensive care unit Laura Snyder , Intensive Care Unit
Presentation of the Medical Team in Action
Patient list being seen at the Clinic Soukra
Other non Algerians Patients Six patients Two Libyans Four Tunisians For privacy reason , we did not have the authorization to take pictures.
The medical team were able to see two patients with trauma case not related to Spina Bifida
How many children benefited from Surgery ? 12 children had benefited from surgery. Most of them had Shunts cerebro-Abdominal And Back corrections. Total of 24 surgeries have been made, shunts & backs corrections. Time Duration of the surgery is between 3 hrs to 7 hrs. Among the 12 children , two have been operated by the Tunisian Dr. Najib Khouja .