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Rotaplast arrives into Lima with many boxes of medical supplies.
Weismann, a previous patient of Dr. Lehman gives a thumbs up. He is happy to see Rotaplast back and is excited to see one of his favorite surgeons.
We visit the hospital on our first day for a tour and introductions. Patients already begin to arrive. 
The wonderful local Rotary hosts a luncheon and makes a toast.
Lima, Peru
Lima, Peru 2016 Group Photo. What a great team, led by medical director Dr. Angelo Capozzi.Four-month-old Joaquin traveled from nearby Lima to have his cleft lip repaired by Rotaplast surgeons. Dr. Sam Mau... Read More »
Lima, Peru
The first day of surgery begins. Baby Juaquin laughs with his mom before being taken to the Operation Room for surgery on his cleft lip. Medical Director Dr. Angelo Capozzi performs Juaquin’s surge... Read More »
Lima, Peru
Today an 8-month-old boy named Jersey will have his cleft lip repaired. He and his mother have traveled from 18 hours away from Jircan, Peru by bus to have his surgery. Dr. Capozzi examines Juaquin during ... Read More »
Luxor, Egypt
This mission to Luxor involved a team of 22 people from the US, 3 surgeons from Egypt, local Rotarian hosts, many local volunteers and translators plus local hospital staff. While some team members had bee... Read More »
Luxor, Egypt
As part of the new Education Committee approved by the Rotaplast Board, we piloted the Rotaplast Global Scholars Program on five recent missions over the past year. This initiative provided clinical experi... Read More »
