Dr. Atwater has completed multiple trips to Nairobi and performed surgery in order to assist patients in underdeveloped areas. The program is called "The Cheetah Gives Back," and is a charitable branch of NuVasive Corporation, a medical device company that makes equipment for spine surgery. Dr. Atwater performed the very first anterior cervical spine surgery to be performed at the National Spine Injury hospital in Nairobi. He continues to plan return trips as well as provide tactical support to NuVasive. Dr Atwater is featured in this informational video (Please allow 1 or 2 minute loading time):
Link to Cheetah Gives Back Foundation
To hear more about Dr. Atwater's trip, listen to his appearance on the WJBC podcast. To learn more about the types of surgeries Dr. Atwater performs, read the following article from the Pantagraph concerning the XLIF surgical procedure.
