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Day 4 – First Day...
Chittagong, Bangladesh
After much anticipation, surgery begins! Our first patient, Sha hitches a ride from Head Nurse Sandra Swiatek, of Pennsylvania, into the OR… Nishu travelled 5 hours by bus to have plastic surgery t... Read More »
Day 5 – Surgery D...
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Dr. Ron Gemberling of El Granada, CA, led the day’s first surgery with a cleft palate procedure. Dr. Gemberling is an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University; he is a member of ... Read More »
Day 6 – Surgery D...
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Team work – Dr. Worland performing the final surgery of the day, a contracture release, Dr. Solis harvesting the skin graft, Dr. Gemberling and Head Nurse Sandy observe the procedure, releasing a co... Read More »
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The Essential Elements of...
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 »
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Global Scholars
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 »