MISSION TUNIS SPINA BIFIDA 09/08/2012 to 09/14/2012

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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 .