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Mission of transformation: A volunteer surgeon makes a new life possible for Third World patients with spinal deformities |
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Original publication: Westchester Health & Life (April 2007)
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La mariposita—“little butterfly” in Spanish—is the pet name Westchester Medical Center orthopaedic surgeon Andrew Moulton, M.D., has for his wife Geraldine Collado. So its English equivalent came to mind in 2003, when the couple launched an international medical relief organization. Today the Butterfly Foundation performs corrective spinal surgeries on some of the most difficult cases in the Third World—often children otherwise doomed to a handicapped existence. |
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Surgeon’s nonprofit group gets kids needed scoliosis surgery |
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Original publication: Orthopedics Today (April 2006)
Author: Susan M. Rapp
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At a time when most young orthopedic surgeons are still getting established in their practices, Andrew W. Moulton, MD, 37, spends much of his time in the Dominican Republic. But don’t get the wrong idea – he is working just as hard down there are his colleagues in the United States. |
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Metamorphosis of a Foundation |
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Original publication: Orthopedics Technology Review (March/April 2006)
Author: Greg Ptacek
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Andrew and Geraldine Moulton began by trying to help a few kids. Three years later, their Butterfly Foundation is performing surgeries and training orthopedic surgeons around the world. |
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Restoring Lives: A local group gives new hope to Dominican children with spinal deformities |
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Original publication: The Journal News (February 21, 2006)
Author: Linda Lombroso
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Two years ago, Kelvin Lugo was in a bad way. A severe case of scoliosis had curved the 17-year-old’s spine so much that it was pressing down on his lungs. But in his country, the Dominican Republic, there were no doctors trained to perform the complex surgery that would straighten out his back—until the Butterfly Foundation stepped in. |
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Foundation does the work of angels |
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Original publication: Daily News (March 21, 2005)
Author: Albor Ruiz
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“We are here to help.” With those simple words, Dr. Andrew Moulton describes the attitude with which he, his wife, Geraldine Collado, and the other members of his Fundacion Mariposa (the Butter Foundation) approach their mission. |
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The Butterfly is Free, the Butterfly is Beautiful |
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Original publication: Dominican Times (September/October 2004)
Author: Everett Kartun
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Jesus Perez, a lean 17-year-old, Alfonso Soriano look-alike with a passion to be a baseball pitcher was smiling when the sedative overcame his consciousness, as he lay on his stomach on the operating table. Two years ago while showering, he felt a bone poking out of his back, but was embarrassed to tell his mother. He knew that when he awoke in the recovery room, his mom would be smiling and his anguish over. |
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