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Day 3: 1st Surgery ...
Cumana, Venezuela
This young lady was the first patient to register on Tuesday. She is 2.5 years old and needs to have a fistula repaired in her palate. It appears that the surgery was highly successful based upon the expre... Read More »
Day 4: 2nd Surgery ...
Cumana, Venezuela
Yesterday we did surgery on 15 patients and an additional 16 are planned for today. Our PACU (Peri-Anethesia Care Unit) is where patients are brought immediately after surgery for recovery from anethesia. ... Read More »
Day 6: 4th Surgery ...
Cumana, Venezuela
This 8-year-old girl underwent a revision of a bilateral cleft lip. The surgery was highly successful and her after surgery (only an hour after surgery) looks excellent. This surgery was performed by the D... Read More »
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Surgical Volunteers Embar...
San Francisco, California
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (May 4, 2024) – A team of dedicated surgical volunteers is set to embark on a humanitarian mission to Medellin, Colombia, with the aim of providing free cleft lip and palate surgeries... Read More »
Caltech Women’s Clu...
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 »