2019 Agra, India
Opening Clinic
Agra, India
The 2019 Firozabad, India Rotaplast Team arrived at the Unity Hospital this morning rested and ready to set up the Opening Clinic. Inside the hospital, 93 patients and their families waited throughout th... Read More »
Surgery Day One – Our First Patients
Agra, India
Our first two patients of the day Faizah, 9 years old (left) and Rohit, 8 years old (right) wait quietly with Maureen Lackey ward coordinator just outside of the operating area. Faizah will receive a rel... Read More »
Meet Khushi
Agra, India
Twelve year old Khushi’s bright smile greets me this morning from her pre-op bed. She shows me the picture she colored last night. Years ago her face was badly burned. Last year, Rotaplast was ab... Read More »
Komal
Agra, India
Four month old Komal is carried by his mother from the ward to the operating area as today’s first surgery. Dr. Mark Fisher repaired his unilateral cleft lip. Read More »
Day Two Morning Rounds
Agra, India
Day two of surgeries started with scheduling changes made the previous night and again this morning. It’s not unusual during a mission as some patients don’t arrive on time, or may have had somet... Read More »
Day Three of a Full Surgery Schedule Begins
Agra, India
Inside the operating room, Drs Mark Fisher and Gary Salomon work on the hand of 4 year old Saloni. Saloni’s fingers are fused together rendering her hand useless. Releasing her fingers will giv... Read More »
Morning Ride to the Hospital – Surgical Day 4
Agra, India
During the bus ride to the hospital, Drs. Bryan Stamm and Andrea May take the mic for a medical minute. Sangita Seshadri, medical records gives us a lesson in Hindi and Mission Director Brain Walker update... Read More »
Treating Burn Patients
Agra, India
Tanvi, 23, is here with her mother. Tanvi was 15 years old, when a gas stove burst in front of her while she was cooking. She received severe burns on her chest, neck and lower face. Tanvi is college e... Read More »
Scenes from the Ward
Agra, India
Ruby’s family stayed by her side throughout the night. Her husband, Dinesh holds their three year old son while Ruby rests on the bed with the baby. Through her pain and discomfort, Ruby breast fee... Read More »
Meet Mamta
Agra, India
Mamta Devi, 48 sits with her husband waiting for the OR room to be ready for her surgery. About a year ago, Mamta was cooking chapati for her family, an unleavened flatbread, using the common fuel of a... Read More »
Surgery Day Six
Agra, India
Yesterday 5 month old Ansh came to us as a walk-in with his mother and a friend. His mother is hearing impaired so her friend helped her communicate with the team. Today, Ansh had his cleft lip repaire... Read More »
A Full Ward for the Final Surgical Day
Agra, India
Today is the final day of surgery. This morning the team was greeted with a full ward of post-op and pre-op patients. Our schedule is filled with dressing changes that need to occur under anesthesia.So... Read More »
Closing Clinic
Agra, India
The team loads onto the bus for the final trip to the hospital. Setting up closing clinic on the fly is similar to setting up opening clinic. We locate our supplies, set-up the registration desk and ex... Read More »
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