December 04, 2019

Five neurosurgery team members smiling

From left are Thomas Busch, RN; Wendy Towers, CRNP; Khalid Kurtom, MD; Tyler Gogoll, RN; and Steve Lykudis, who are looking forward to traveling to Honduras to work with One World Surgery at Holy Family Surgery Center.

Five members of the University of Maryland Shore Medical Group – Neurosurgery team will fly to Honduras in January 2020 to work with One World Surgery to perform 30 life-changing neurosurgical procedures at the Holy Family Surgery Center in Honduras. Team members participating in the mission to Honduras include: Khalid H. Kurtom, MD, FAANS, FACS; Wendy S. Towers, CRNP, first assist; Tyler Gogoll, RN, neurosurgical team lead; Thomas Busch, RN, surgical nurse; and Robert Brault, surgical technologist. Surgical equipment specialist Steve Lykudis also will travel with the team.

To learn more, please read the Chestertown Spy article, the Talbot Spy article, the Star Democrat article or Shore Regional Health's Compass articles: Neurosurgery Team Plans Mission Trip to Honduras, Neurosurgery Mission Trip Bound for Honduras, and Update: Plans Take Shape for Neurosurgery Team's Honduras Mission Trip.