2016 Pereira, Colombia
Pereira, Colombia 2016 – Day One
Pereira, Colombia
Our fifteen member team has arrived safely to Pereira, Colombia and will be saving smiles and changing lives for the next week at Hospital Universitario San Jorge of Pereira. Read More »
Pereira, Colombia 2016 – First Days
Pereira, Colombia
Our Host, Rotary Club of Pereira Perla del Otun, President William Becerra, son Santiago Becerra and Rotaplast Medical Team Coordinator, Evelyn Abad. They have worked exceptionally hard to make everything ... Read More »
Pereira, Colombia 2016 – Surgery
Pereira, Colombia
We had a great second day of surgery, we successfully finished 10 surgeries. This is one of our local surgeons Dr. German Betancourt, he’s extremely talented and great with the kids. Read More »
Pereira, Colombia 2016 – Last Days
Pereira, Colombia
“Our patients are waiting for us,” I will never forget reading these words at the end of our last pre-Mission trip email by our mission director, Evelyn Abad. As a general surgery resident, part... Read More »
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Day 6 – Going Home
After breakfast, several team members met with Dr. Elizondo to discuss the mission and future opportunities for Rotaplast to work with them. He expressed thanks to the Rotaplast team for coming and assis... Read More »
Day 5 – Last Day of...
Several more surgeries were performed on this last day. Perhaps one of the most under-rated, yet most valuable aspects of surgery is that of anesthesia. On television and in the movies, the anesthesiolog... Read More »