Steve Meyer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with the Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine in Dakota Dunes, S.D., is making his 50th medical mission to Tanzania this month, reports KTIV.
Dr. Meyer co-founded Siouxland Tanzania Educational Medical Ministry in 1996 to provide medical care to the children of Tanzania as well as offer spiritual growth and educational assistance.
Dr. Meyer specializes in general orthopedics, pediatric orthopedics and spine surgery.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City and completed a residency at the University of Kentucky, Shriner's Hospital in Lexington.
Following his residency, Dr. Meyer joined CNOS and completed a fellowship in general orthopedics and pediatric orthopedics at the University of Iowa.