Richard Kaul, MD, founder of New Jersey Spine & Rehabilitation in Pompton Lakes, NJ, first visited the Congo about three years ago in a humanitarian capacity. While there, he visited hospitals and clinics and found there were no provisions for spine care even though a huge portion of the population suffers from spinal injuries, deformities and sustain debilitating traumatic experiences during their work in the mines. Upon returning to the United States, Dr. Kaul set the gears in motion to found his charitable organization, the Spine Africa Project, to bring more advanced spine care to the Congo.