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May 8, 2024

Surfing in a Hurricane

Medellin, Colombia

Beach balls floating, large coloring circle time, tons of kids playing, and a registration line spread across the room, it felt like a hurricane.  Once we found our rhythm, it was smooth sailing. Our regi... Read More »

May 8, 2024

Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

Medellin, Colombia

On this Tuesday morning, a beautiful sunrise greeted us on our first full day of surgery. Anxious parents filled the atrium as they waited patiently for their child to be called to surgery. The look of rel... Read More »

May 7, 2024

Looks Like We Made It

Medellin, Colombia

No rewarding beginning gets out of the gate perfectly. There are sometimes obstacles that we need to overcome. Our team endured a few hiccups, but we didn’t lose patience or hope. When a few of us ne... Read More »

May 4, 2024

Surgical Volunteers Embark on Mission to Medellin, Colombia to Provide Free Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeries

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 »

Apr 2, 2024

Caltech Women’s Club Member and Rotaplast Volunteer Profile: Marilyn Diaz

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 »

Mar 26, 2024

Cebu City Day 10 – Lives Changed for 69 Children

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 »

Mar 22, 2024

Cebu City Day 9 – Final Day of Surgeries

Cebu City, Philippines

Day nine brings a mixture of emotions as we gear up for our final day of surgeries. By day’s end, eight more children will have an opportunity for a brighter future. Our Rotaplast non-medical volunte... Read More »

Mar 15, 2024

Cebu City Day 8 – Family Stories

Cebu City, Philippines

The stories shared by the families served during the Cebu City Rotaplast surgical trip are powerful testaments to their determination and willingness to travel great distances and overcome so many obstacle... Read More »

Mar 12, 2024

Cebu City Day 7 – Team Commitment

Cebu City, Philippines

Day 5 of surgeries is continuing to literally save smiles and change lives. You might be wondering how you bring a world-class surgical team together? Share the Rotaplast story! Our Rotaplast surgical team... Read More »

Mar 6, 2024

Cebu City Day 6 – Tidbits

Cebu City, Philippines

A Rotaplast surgical trip involves numerous components, resembling a symphony where each participant contributes to the overall harmony of the mission. Beyond the formal mission objectives, there are a cou... Read More »

Mar 5, 2024

Speech Pathologists and Dentists Working as a Team for Children with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

Cebu City, Philippines

By Marlene Salas-Provance, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Vice Dean, Professor-A.T. Still University, Speech-Language Pathologist Photos by Dr. Mary Adrianne Dominique “Nikki” Toledo, DDM Dentists and speech pathologi... Read More »

Mar 4, 2024

Cebu City Day 5 – Gratitude

Cebu City, Philippines

In accordance with the policies of Adventist Hospital Cebu, we observed Saturday as our day off after completing the morning rounds to assess our surgery patients from day two for clearance to go home. Wit... Read More »

Mar 4, 2024

Cebu City Day 4 – The Results!

Cebu City, Philippines

This morning, we visited our first group of patients recovering from lip and palate surgeries. The transformation was incredible! The medical team, including surgeons and pediatric nurses, went from cot to... Read More »

Mar 1, 2024

Cebu City Day 3 – The Miracles Begin

Cebu City, Philippines

The day our volunteers travelled nearly 7,000 miles for and the families may have been waiting years for has finally arrived- our first day of surgeries! One more short interview was held with each parent ... Read More »

Feb 29, 2024

Cebu City Day 2 – Meeting Our Patients

Cebu City, Philippines

First team message of Day 2 “Breakfast 6 a.m., vans to hospital 7 a.m. sharp. Lots of eager patients waiting for you!” And indeed there were! Just over a hundred families made their way to Seve... Read More »

Feb 27, 2024

Day 1 in Cebu City – a Lesson in Flexibility

Cebu City, Philippines

Flexibility – the quality of easily adapting and the word of the day as we arrived at the Seventh Day Adventist Miller Hospital in Cebu City. Anticipating a day dedicated to set up and run throughs o... Read More »

Feb 6, 2024

Home sweet home

Sylhet, Bangladesh

I’m writing this from my house now.  After a little over thirty hours travel time, from Sylhet to Dhaka, Dhaka to Dubai, Dubai to Athens, and then Athens to Newark, with layovers, security checkpoin... Read More »

Feb 6, 2024

The last day

Sylhet, Bangladesh

The last day at the hospital is a clinic day, where the patients who have had procedures come back and get checked out by the doctors to see how their healing is progressing. To see the differences in the ... Read More »

Feb 2, 2024

Rotary Club of Jalalabad knows how to party…

Sylhet, Bangladesh

The Rotaplast mission team was honored by the Rotary Club of Jalalabad, with all the pomp and circumstance of the Academy awards. Many speeches were made, and presentations given, most notably honoring the... Read More »

Feb 2, 2024

“Rotaplast has made my child and our lives beautiful again…”

Sylhet, Bangladesh

When Shah Md Masum first heard about Rotaplast online a couple of years ago in Dhaka, he was very excited but also anxious. He knew the surgery would change his child’s life, but he also knew there were ... Read More »


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Feb 5, 2025

A Special Conclusion in S...

Sylhet, Bangladesh

Today marked the final day of our Rotaplast mission in Sylhet, Bangladesh, a day filled with completion and heartfelt farewells. The morning was dedicated to the post-clinic, where all patients were invite... Read More »

Jan 30, 2025

A Celebratory Conclusion ...

Sylhet, Bangladesh

Today marked the last surgery day of our Rotaplast mission in Sylhet, a day filled with emotions and a modest celebration. With the final operations completed, we successfully concluded this mission with a... Read More »