Five details:
1. Led by Mike Berend, MD, the four-surgeon team took a 3,100-mile journey from San Diego to Annapolis, Md.
2. The Race Across America began June 15 and ended June 22.
3. The riders took 30-minute shifts, with one rider on the road at all times.
4. They had a crew of eight people with four vehicles to help them complete the seven-day race.
5. The surgeons plan to use the proceeds to travel to Guatemala in 2020, where they will perform 100-plus joint replacements in four days.
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