Home • Missions • Southeast Asia • Philippines • Cebu City • 2018 • Scenes From the OR from day 1 – 5
Two operating tables occupy one room. Here, surgeons Rod Simonds, MD and Hootan Daneshmand, MD operate. They are assisted by local scrub nurses. Rotaplast nurse Lucille Pinlac, RN and Victoria Slama RN (not show) circulate. Below, surgeon Brad Coots, MD and circulating nurse Irena Jaspar, RN observes surgeon Sib Schepel, MD.
Anesthesiologists Drs. Mark Singlton, Puya Hosseini, Ken Kampman and Arun Rama at work in the operating rooms keeping the patients safe during surgery.
Cebu City, Philippines
Koby, 3 years old walked in yesterday with his parents. I visit him this morning in the ward. This happy little guy cheerfully plays matchbox cars with Rowen, also 3 years old.Together they are transport... Read More »
Cebu City, Philippines
Fourteen year old Blessy Marie is a beautiful girl. She attends school and wants to become a teacher. That’s why she wants the surgery. Blessy’s speech is nasal due to a cleft soft palate. Th... Read More »
Cebu City, Philippines
Fifteen patients, primarily babies with cleft lips, are scheduled today; our final day of surgery. John Nino, 8 months old was in the operating room shortly after 7:00 am this morning. By 9:00 am, John N... Read More »
Pasadena, California
Pictured Above: Marilyn Diaz (middle), seated just like Einstein, in the library with fellow CHATs at the Mt. Wilson Observatory Special thanks author/interviewer Gloria Mullendore and the Caltech Women&#... Read More »
Cebu City, Philippines
The final day of our Rotaplast Mission is the culmination of the incredible dedication and work by our team over the last nine days, with 69 children receiving new smiles and changed lives! On this day o... Read More »
