Dr. Bruns’ office is already filling up with medical supplies for his next trip to the Dominican Republic in October. He recently spent a week there performing orthopedic procedures on this underserved population. He has been going there one or two times every year for the last 9 years.

The foundation that organizes these trips is the Arizona Dominican Medical Friends.  Every year over the last 9 years, the organization of the trips and surgical facilities have consistently improved thanks to this foundation.  On this recent June trip, Dr. Bruns traveled with 1 physician assistant (Chris Lang of OSNA), 2 nurses, and 4 pre-health students.  A representative from Biomet also accompanied Dr. Bruns on this trip.  Biomet was responsible for donating the medical devices on this trip as along with Smith & Nephew, Zimmer and  Synthes.  Dr. Bruns and his team performed 25 knee replacement surgeries on this trip and has already booked several cases for his October trip.

For more information on Arizona Dominican Medical Friends or to make a donation, you can visit www.azdmf.com or email them at azdmf@ymail.com.