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Sam Fabiano, MD; Douglas Lundy, MD; Vasco Kupua, MD; and Corey Hicks, PA-C. (Credit: Douglas Lundy\/St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network)<\/p>\nIf St. Luke\u2019s Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery, Douglas Lundy, MD, were to tally the time he has spent volunteering on medical mission trips to Africa, it might add up to more than a half year of his life.<\/p>\n
His most recent journey to the continent\u2014his 30th\u2014took place in December, when he traveled to Lubongo, Angola with suitcases filled with precious medical supplies. There, Dr. Lundy taught advanced joint reconstruction and fracture repair by overseeing (and assisting in) complex and challenging orthopedic surgeries.<\/p>\n
Sam Fabiano, MD; Douglas Lundy, MD; Vasco Kupua, MD; and Corey Hicks, PA-C. (Credit: Douglas Lundy\/St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network)<\/p>\n
In the process, he and the local surgeons under his instruction delivered specialized surgical care in an impoverished region where such treatment is, for the most part, unavailable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe train African doctors to be surgeons in Africa,\u201d Dr. Lundy explained. \u201cBy the time I leave, they are fairly competent in these procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Lundy also serves as the Senior Vice President of Medical Services at St. Luke\u2019s,\u00a0the top-ranked health care system in the country.\u00a0In 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ranked St. Luke\u2019s #1 ahead of Houston Methodist and Mayo Clinic as the nation\u2019s top health system for quality, safety and patient experience\u2014an objective recognition reaffirming St. Luke\u2019s preeminent position as a leader among the largest and most respected health care providers in the country.<\/p>\n
On his cell phone, Dr. Lundy has a photo of one of the patients he treated in Angola, a teenage boy with a severely deformed knee (varus deformity of his proximal tibia) causing his lower leg and foot to jut sharply to the side.<\/p>\n
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The knee of a 14-year-old boy with a severe varus deformity of his proximal tibia. (Credit: Douglas Lundy\/St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing that stuff for decades,\u201d Lundy said matter-of-factly about treating the kind of deformity that is relatively uncommon in the United States. During the boy\u2019s operation, his knee was repaired and his lower leg reoriented, which will allow him to walk with a more normal gait.<\/p>\n
Dr. Lundy\u2019s medical mission work is conducted through the Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons. Dr. Lundy, an Evangelical Christian, often invites colleagues with different religious beliefs to accompany him.<\/p>\n
Traveling with him to Angola in December were Dr. Mike DeRogatis, a fifth-year St. Luke\u2019s orthopedic resident; Dr. Samantha Weiss, a fourth-year St. Luke\u2019s orthopedic resident; and St. Luke\u2019s Physician Assistant Corey Hicks. Together, the team performed more than a dozen life-changing operations at CEML Hospital in Lubongo<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s truly the most rewarding experience,\u201d Dr. Lundy said.<\/p>\n It will not be long before Dr. Lundy is once again on a plane, suitcases filled with medical supplies, crossing the ocean to share his expertise, talents and compassion. He has trips planned for Ukraine in mid-February, Kenya in March and back to Angola in December.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lundy-5-1024x690.jpg\")
The boy\u2019s knee, post-surgery. (Credit: Douglas Lundy\/St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network)<\/p>\n