Joseph Lewis, DO
Joseph Lewis, DO
General Surgery · Fort Myers, Florida



Operation International Team Canada


November 9th
Techiman, Ghana

Project Description

We will be providing free general surgery, gynecology, and surgical oncology surgeries.

We also will run a Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Course to provide certificate education for capacity building training in the area of critical care and trauma.

Population Served

Techiman, Ghana is a large trade village. The population is very poor and largely based on a barter system.

We operate at Holy Family Hospital that provides care through the Catholic Church.

Operation International the sponsoring organization covers logistics and supplies for the trip.

Expected Impact

We generally will do over 100 general surgical cases. Our focus is capacity building with local surgeons and having them operate with us.


Trip Photos & Recap

I focused on adult and pediatric general surgery patients while also running a critical care certification called Fundamentals of Critical Care Support via the Society of Critical Care Medicine.