Our Operation Walk Blog
The Mission Reaches Further Than the Map
The Mission Reaches Further Than the Map By Helen Griffiths When I was invited to join the Operation Walk New York team for their October 2025 mission to Ghana, I was deeply honored. After experiencing a short period of mobility challenges and...
An American Perception of Illness in Ghana
Many of the patients that Operation Walk NY will operate on in Ghana this year will have had a bout with Malaria, with relapses occurring from time to time. Most also suffer from Sickle Cell Disease which causes aseptic necrosis of the hip...
What we take for granted
It was during the pandemic that we became big walkers. My husband, three daughters and I participated in a walking challenge together. Walking strengthened my physical and mental health so I continued long after restrictions were lifted, yet I...
Mission to Panama 2012
Operation Walk New York embarked on a mission to Panama in November 2012. The host hospital, Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama City, had sent x-rays of potential patients to the doctors in Syracuse, NY, beforehand. Using these x-rays, the doctors...
Operation Walk New York’s first mission
Operation Walk New York’s (then Operation Walk Syracuse) first mission was in 2011 to Nepal. As is standard protocol for a new branch going on their first overseas mission, the Operation Walk LA team sent some of their members to assist and train...
How it started
Do you know how Operation Walk Syracuse started and why the name changed to Operation Walk New York? In 2010, renowned orthopedic surgeons Drs Brett and Seth Greenky from Syracuse, NY and Director of Surgical Services and Orthopedic Administrator...
More About Our Work
Operation Walk is a not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization that provides free surgical treatments for patients in developing countries and in the United States. These patients suffer from debilitating bone and joint conditions, such as arthritis, and do not have access to medical care. Operation Walk also educates local orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and other health care professionals on the most advanced treatment of hip and knee joint diseases.
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Location
Operation Walk Syracuse
c/o Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists
5824 Widewaters Parkway
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 883-5875
opwalksyr@gmail.com