02/07/2025    

PODIATRISTS AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS

American Podiatrists Volunteer in El Salvador

 

Marc Benard, DPM (CA) and Amol Saxena, DPM, MPH (CA) performed surgery at National Hospital Benjamin Bloom in San Salvador as part of Operation Footprint. Drs. Benard and Bhavesh Shah, DPM (TX) have been doing surgical brigades there via invitation from Dept. of Pediatric Orthopedics Chief, Odir Amaya as well as in Honduras and India. 

 

(L-R) Drs. Neeta Hasmukh, Matt Roberts, Bhavesh Shah, Marc Benard, Amol Saxena and Maria Cifone

 

Other participants included Neeta Hasmukh, DPM (TX), Matt Roberts, DPM (OK), and Maria Cifone (NY). The team operated on 13 feet which included neglected clubfoot, vertical talus, and deformities from cerebral palsy.