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Surgicorps International is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free surgical and medical care to people in need in developing countries.

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  • Guatemala 2010, Katie Babin & Rita DeFrancesco

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    Rita DeFrancesco and Katie Babin shared the same operating room (general surgery) this August in Guatemala, but how they came to be there – well, those are two different stories. […]

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  • Guatemala, August 2010

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    In the words of volunteer Dave Fortun It begins in chaos and ends in tears of joy for a job well done. That is how a Surgicorps medical mission goes. […]

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  • Bhutan, April 2010

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    The Kingdom of Bhutan: April 2010 In the words of Surgicorps Volunteer Lynda Dendtler Arriving in Paro, Bhutan, from Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Virginia, Colorado and Spain, the 25 multidisciplinary Surgicorps volunteers […]

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  • Ethiopia, February 2010

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    In the words of Surgicorps Volunteer Melinda Handler: Ethiopia was an exciting new destination for Surgicorps this February, 2010. Dr Jack Demos and Dr Paul Kim once again performed operations […]

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  • Vietnam, October 2009

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  • Guatemala 2009

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    A cleft palate is a cleft palate. But the patients are always different. They come from different towns with different stories and different faces. And that is why each trip […]

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  • Volunteer Gillian Roy shares her Bhutan experience

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    I knew that at some point I would sign on for a Surgicorps trip; its reputation is impeccable, its track record beyond impressive and besides, who can argue with the […]

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  • Bhutan Culture

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    In the midst of all the hard work, Surgicorps Team members had the opportunity to experience some of the traditions of Bhutan. At a local monastery, the team enjoyed a […]

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  • Kimley

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    Kimley is a five-year old future basketball star, who entertained Team members with his hoop skills while waiting for his surgery time. Kimley was burned by an open fire, and […]

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  • Queen Visits Patients

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    Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, Queen Mother, visited Paro Hospital to meet many of Surgicorps’ patients during our Medical Mission Trip to Bhutan in April. She stopped by the […]

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  • Update on Tandin Dorji

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    We first met Tandin Dorji two years ago when he was smiling and racing around Paro Hospital waiting for reconstructive surgery for a new nose. He had been attacked by […]

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  • Kiran

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    During the April 2009 Medical Mission Trip to Bhutan, Surgicorps performed 62 life-change surgeries, a majority of which were for cleft lips. 2-year old Kiran, pictured here in before and […]

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  • Luncheon with Royal Family

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    During its April Medical Mission trip to Paro, Bhutan, the team was received by His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo and Their Majesties the Queen Mothers for a special luncheon […]

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  • Greetings From Bhutan

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  • Bhutan: April 10-22, 2009

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    Bhutan is a landlocked nation in South Asia, located on the eastern end of the Himalaya Mountains. The country has limited health care services and physicians to meet the medical […]

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