Meeting the Needs for Reconstructive Surgery in Palestine (2024-2025)

Three Masked people doing surgery

The war in Palestine has decimated an already burdened health care system and simultaneously increased the surgical medical need. In the current acute phase of conflict, this burgeoning set of surgical needs are focused on life-saving measures, such as trauma surgery for penetrating wounds, amputations of severe extremity injuries and wound management to prevent sepsis.

Frances Hasso, Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, History, and Sociology, is one of four team leaders in this Bass Connections Project, which includes undergraduate and graduate students from across the university.  The other three team leaders are Pranav Haravu, School of Medicine-Surgery, Catherine Staton, School Medicine-Emergency Medicine and Ash Patel, School of Medicine-Surgery.  Read More