Global Surgical Training

Global Surgical Training is a non-profit (registration pending) building global capacity in women's health.Our primary work involves providing surgical training from world-leading surgeons to hospitals in low-resource settings, including in Laparoscopy, Vaginal Surgery, Hysteroscopy and Fistula Surgery, thereby decreasing maternal morbidity and mortalityIn conjunction, we are establishing a Fellowship in Gynecologic Surgery and Global Women’s Health in conjunction with Columbia University Medical Center with a focus on the surgical training skills necessary to provide adequate clinical and surgical support abroadLearn more about us or get in touch.

HELAI HESHAMAs an Afghan refugee who is now a fellowship trained, boarded female pelvic reconstructive surgeon focusing on minimally invasive surgery for women, I have always felt passionate about helping global health systems, particularly battling women's morbidity and mortality within gynecology.Since 2017, I have taught and worked across the world in Malawi, Sierre Leone, Afghanistan, Tanzania, South Africa and Guatemala. In 2025, I started Global Surgical Training with my colleague Esther Han to improve access to surgical techniques which improve women's health.

ESTHER HANI am a first generation immigrant, first generation college graduate, and now a board-certified OB-GYN and fellowship trained complex benign gynecologic surgeon.Since completing my training, I have focused mainly on teaching laparoscopy and hysteroscopy through simulation activities and intraoperative hands-on training in Guatemala and Tanzania.I am passionate about expanding access to minimally invasive gynecologic surgery in limited resource settings around the world.