Nepal Spine Foundation

The Nepal Spine Foundation collaborates with the Department of Neurosurgery at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Kathmandu, Nepal, to provide education and training to the residents and faculty at TUTH in order to improve access and care for indigent Nepali patients with spinal trauma, tumors, congenital deformities, infections and acquired degenerative conditions. Due to issues with health care accessibility and surgical options, the Nepal Spine Foundation’s goal is to assist in the education of neurosurgery residents at TUTH and provide continuing education for practicing spine surgeons in Nepal. The Nepal Spine Foundation may also enlist volunteer surgeons from the USA to perform pro bono neurosurgery at TUTH and to assist in the training of TUTH residents and faculty. We help treat spine patients to improve function so Nepalis can get back to their work and families. The Nepal Spine Foundation travels yearly to Kathmandu to provide direct patient care, but our efforts do not stop in the interim. We work closely with TUTH on a monthly basis using Zoom virtual conferences to train Nepalese spine surgeons on the most advanced spine techniques, so they can better care for their patients throughout the year. TUTH is a well-known public hospital in Nepal that was established in 1982 with approximately 300 hospital beds and now has over 700 beds. TUTH is the Nepali equivalent of a 501(c)(3) hospital in the United States.