Dr. Rick Hodes, M.D. received his medical training in Rochester and Baltimore.  He was honored with a Fulbright scholarship to teach in Addis Ababa in 1985 and has spent the last 2 decades in Africa saving lives.   Dr. Rick, as he is affectionately called in Ethiopia, is on staff at hospitals in Addis [...]

Bernanu Haptu An eight year old Ethiopian boy has successfully completed spine surgery at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.  Sixty suppporters gathered together Saturday night, November 14 at the Hodes’ home,  to celebrate his new life and to hear host family, Jim and Caroline Nicol, give a moving talk on Bernanu’s journey and their journey [...]

The Ethiopian Family Fund is excited to announce the showing of Susan Cohn-Rockefeller’s film based on the life and work of Dr. Rick Hodes.  The show will be followed by a book coming out about Dr. Hodes’ life and work.  EFF raises funds to fly children with severe spinal deformities and heart disease to the [...]

Dr. Rick Hodes has been named the person of the week by ABC news.  EFF is proud to raise money for his children who need spinal and heart surgery.  See ABC news.