Partner Projects
SIGN partners with individuals, organizations, and corporations to expand our reach, create sustainable programs for educating surgeons, and care for more people in need.
SIGN Spine Program
We are excited to be working with spine surgeons from Canada and the USA to develop and implement a new specialty program: SIGN Spine. The first surgeons in this program will be fully participating in one-year combined orthopaedic/neurosurgical spine fellowships in the Canadian university medical system. Then they will return to Kenya and other low-and-middle income countries to establish spine care centers of excellence to treat patients and train more spine surgeons.
These spine surgeons appreciate and want to replicate the SIGN Model of combining education with an ongoing supply of relevant implants and instruments.
This is a major undertaking, but with support from experts around the world and dedicated supporters like you, SIGN Surgeons will be able to provide complex and life-transforming surgery for people with spine trauma.
Limb Deformity Correction
Dr. Richard Gellman is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in limb deformity correction and a SIGN Board member. He teaches a limb deformity course at the annual SIGN International Orthopaedic Conference and travels to teach regional limb deformity courses every year.
Partnering with experts like Dr. Gellman enables SIGN to educate surgeons in a variety of orthopaedic procedures, helping them develop their skills and provide better care for more patients.