Special Thanks
The Butterfly Foundation would like to give special thanks to Medtronic, Inc., who provided instrumentation, expertise, and a grant, the Butterfly Foundation was able to bring to patients a cure that they otherwise could not afford. Click here for a letter of appreciation from Dr. Andrew Moulton, M.D.
Medtronic, Inc. made the operations possible for these patients through donations of surgical equipment and cash grants.
Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher provided pro bono legal work.
GroupMetro provided hotel accommodations and rental cars.
JetBlue generously provided all the transportation for the July 2004 Clinic.
CURE International and The CURE Hospital of Dominican Republic - Butterfly Foundation could not have succeeded in the Dominican Republic without the generous contributions from CURE's hospital and its super-human administrator Ruth E. Taveras-Brito. Butterfly Foundation doctors have operated twice at CURE's hospital and treated over 20 children. CURE has graciously donated operating rooms, staff personnel, supplies, drugs, food for the doctors, and rooms for the patients.
mangohost provided website design and maintenance.
Butterfly Foundation would also like to thank:
Thomas Errico, M.D., Chief of the Spine Service at NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases and current President of the North American Spine Society
Baron Lonner, M.D., Director of Scoliosis Associates
Jeffrey Spivak, M.D., Director of Spine Center of Hospital for Joint Diseases
Joseph W. Dryer, Professor of Spine and Neurology, New York University Medical Center
Jonathan Matzko, MS, D. ABNM, Senior Clinical Neurophysiologist of Surgical Monitoring Associates, Inc.
George Spessot, M.D., Anesthesiologist
Marisol Main-Garcia, M.D., Anesthesiologist
Michael Higgins, M.D., Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Beric, M.D., Neurologist
Henry Torres, O.R. Technician
Mike Lugo, O.R. Technician
Seth Wax, Medtronic Representative
Alicia Jablonsky, RN
Tracy Gargulo, RN
Crown Prince, Medtronic Coordinator for Butterfly Foundation
American Airlines, Corporate Sponsor
Istituto de Seguros Sociales (IDSS), Dominican Republic
Hospital Dr. Salvador B. Gautier, Dominican Republic
William Jana Tactuk, M.D., Director General IDSS
Jose Fanduiz, M.D., Medical Director IDSS
Jorge Cruz Bournigal, M.D., Chief of Orthopedics Department
Miguel Ernesto Robiou Kranwinkel, M.D., Orthopedic Residency Coordinator
Freddis Reyes, M.D.
Samual Agramonte, M.D.
Carlos Morales, M.D.
The Orthopedic Residents
The Surgical Nursing Staff
And all those numerous individuals who helped us achieve our mission in making the children's dreams possible.