Ramvishal and his mother, Radha, were both born with a cleft lip. When Radha was an infant at age one, her parents had her unilateral cleft repaired in Central India.…
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Dr. Ian Mitchell, a spectacular humanitarian and talented pediatric general surgeon, re-evaluated a young patient this week. 13-year-old Rajvendra was first united with our medical team in 2013 when his father…
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New to the LEAP Foundation is Pediatric Anesthesiologist Dr. Jami Eidem, who plans to travel with our team to India in February. Jami practices at Children's Medical Center in Dallas,…
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In 2010, only a few short days after the New Year greeted the beautiful people of Haiti and celebrations had subsided, a catastrophic earthquake ravaged Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. Hundreds…
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New to LEAP this year is sweet Sarah, who heard about us through another LEAP medical volunteer who works at Baylor Hospital. Sarah has been a missionary since she was…
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What a productive preliminary trip to El Salvador! Our LEAP team met with the plastic surgeons and orthodontists of Operacion Bendicion to assess what supplies and education are needed to…
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Harare Children's Hospital has been our host hospital for the past 5-6 years. It is the only pediatric hospital in all of Zimbabwe, currently with only two operating room suites for…
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Parent missionaries to Ethan, who were serving in South America, found their way to LEAP through Dr. Liz Drum, anesthesiologist medical volunteer, who happened to be traveling to Haiti in…
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The LEAP team landed in Port-au-Prince, and we were picked up at the airport and promptly brought to Hôpital Espoir. We walked in, and work began immediately. The team split…
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Just last November, I couldn’t believe that I was on a plane heading to Haiti. From a brochure in my doctor’s office, I learned about the LEAP Foundation, and three…
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