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(Reported by Della Heiman and Cliff Goldkind, volunteer members of the Ghana 2012 mission, organized by the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children’s) As the team gathered at the Accra Airport Holiday Inn for one final dinner, one final speech by Dr. Levitt, and one final group photo, the air was filled with pride, camaraderie, and [...]

(Reported by Cliff Goldkind and Della Heiman, volunteer members of the Ghana 2012 surgical mission organized by the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children’s) Friday March 30: This morning, the team’s work was broadcast far and wide on Ghana TV’s morning show, which featured an interview with Dr. Marc Levitt describing this week’s mission. The show, which airs daily at 6 [...]

(Reported by Sam Levitt, Cliff Goldkind and Della Heiman, volunteer members of the Ghana 2012 surgical mission organized by the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children’s) It’s almost impossible to imagine that a talk entitled “The Surgeon’s Role in Fecal Incontinence and Constipation,”  could be interesting, engaging and even entertaining. But based on the audience reactions, you [...]

(Reported by Sam Levitt, Cliff Goldkind and Della Heiman, volunteer members of the Ghana 2012 mission) Tuesday March 27: After another day of surgery the team has successfully completed 18 cases, nine of which were performed today.   The day began with morning rounds to visit patients recovering from yesterday’s surgeries.  Although it was only [...]