Hi,

I’m Rick Hodes, Medical Director for JDC in Ethiopia.  I’ve been working in Africa for well-over two decades. Every week I see a wide variety of poor patients of all religions and ethnicities, though I aim to concentrate on heart disease (rheumatic and congenital), spine disease (TB spondylitis and severe scoliosis), and cancer. Working out of a Catholic mission, I treat the hearts, then send them to India for surgery; I treat the spines, then send them to Ghana for surgery; and I do chemotherapy in Ethiopia.

Right now, I’m actively raising money for 16 kids to go to Ghana for spine surgery and I need your help! Please visit the Rick’s Patients page to learn more about these special kids.

We’d be happy to hear from you with ideas, and we encourage you to donate to the cause!

Many thanks!

Rick Hodes, MD
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopianspines@gmail.com

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“This Is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes” Now Available!

Marilyn Berger’s new book “This Is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes” is a touching account of the author’s experience with Dr. Rick Hodes in Ethiopia. The book eloquently paints the story of how Dr. Hodes ended up doing the work he does today, providing compelling historical context, while also sharing details of the author’s personal experiences in Ethiopia. She was so moved by one of the patients she encountered, a young boy named Danny, that she actually adopted him as a son and now live with him in America.

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Click here to visit Marylin Berger’s website.

Click here for a direct link to purchase “This Is a Soul: The Mission of Rick Hodes.”

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Watch Marylin Berger discuss the book:

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Watch Rick Hodes and Marylin Berger on ABC’s Good Morning America:

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