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Wishing you many blessings in 2017

We consider you to be one of ours! As we step into this new year, we wanted to thank you for all of the support you provide to WOGO, by following our adventures, attending our events, and your generous donations. We had a busy and exciting 2016. We: Completed the first-ever joint replacement surgeries in […]

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Give the Gift of WOGO

Give the Gift of WOGO for the Holidays! How about giving a gift this year that will make a difference to people across the globe? Support a dedicated group of orthopedic surgeons and their team so that they can continue to bring relief and life-changing surgeries to restore mobility around the world. Donate to the Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach […]

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Caring for Congo

This weekend Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (WOGO) was honored by the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, at their annual Caring for Congo Gala, for our work this past summer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The event was a wonderful celebration of all of the hard work that happened in the Congo in 2016 and the […]

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The Importance of the Autoclave

The Importance of the Autoclave Our third day of surgery completed 10 additional joint replacements.  This brings the number of new knees to 38. Our surgical teams were slowed down today because the Autoclave failed during one of the cleaning processes between surgeries.  Two of our scheduled surgeries had to be pushed out to day […]

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Twenty-Eight

Our second day of surgery dawned and team was ready to dive in. Arriving at the hospital, eager to work we were dismayed to find out that the Autoclave had failed due to the fluctuating electrical current in the Congo. There was the potential that all of the scheduled surgeries wouldn’t happen. Hospital staff and […]

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Dikembe Mutombo and his wife Rose pose with the WOGO Pre-Trip team in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mission Update – D.R.C

Mission Update – Press Announcement Wednesday, January 27, 2016 for immediate Release WOGO Team Medical Mission to Congo with Dikembe Mutombo Foundation Scheduled Mt Airy, NC January 27, 2016 – Women Orthopaedist Global Outreach (www.WOGO.org) announced the location of their next medical mission in June 2015. The team will be traveling with the Dikembe Mutombo […]

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Surgeons Honored with Humanitarian Award

In August our Maryland surgeons, Dr. Rinelda Horton, Dr. Mychelle Shegog and Dr. Audrey Tsao were honored with the Humanitarian Award from Suburban Hospital. Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Orthopedists Honored with Prestigious Humanitarian Award Local Surgeons recognized by Suburban Hospital for providing charitable care ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Suburban Hospital, a member […]

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