Surgical care, surgical training, and mission support.

Surgical Care in Guatemala

Care delivered by qualified surgical teams.

Each year, hand-selected surgical teams from Appleton, Wisconsin travel to Antigua, Guatemala for one week of surgical service at Obras Sociales del Santo Hermano Pedro.

Team members are selected based on professional qualification, surgical or perioperative expertise, and a shared interest in humanitarian service. These teams include surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical and anesthesia technicians, and perioperative nurses.

During a typical trip, the teams operate on approximately 60 patients, providing general and vascular surgeries. Crescendo Missions is also preparing to expand this work to include endoscopic procedures.

Surgical Training in Africa

Supporting local surgical capacity.

Crescendo Missions partners with PAACS, the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons, in supporting the training of African surgical residents in Kenya and Gabon.

This work focuses on practical surgical education, including laparoscopic and endoscopic skills. By supporting the training of local surgical residents, Crescendo helps strengthen surgical care in communities long after a visiting team has returned home.