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“I keep asking my brother for soccer cleats because I love playing, but he tells me, ‘no’ because he …

Dr. Pedro Santos grew up in Mozambique during a time of civil war. His father, a doctor, would come …

The 2022 ReSurge Transformations Gala: A Global Festival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone w …

Sometimes the most meaningful things in life happen by chance. Dr. Paige Fox is a Professor in the D …

Dr. Seif Nuru is a general surgeon from Tanzania, studying in Uganda, and ReSurge’s first Annual Rec …

When Dr. Dung Nguyen was growing up in Vietnam, she was very aware of the importance of access to he …

We’re excited to announce that ReSurge International has been selected as the latest organization to …

“My time with ReSurge was the best year of my academic and professional life and it has shaped me as …

Black History Month honors the incredible contributions that Black communities have made throughout …

Dr. Jeff Friedrich is a ReSurge medical volunteer and Professor of Surgery, Orthopedics, and Urology …

What is the difference between the curriculum accessible to residents at Stanford Medicine’s Divisio …

Sujana is a six-year-old who lives in the outskirts of the Katmandu Valley in Nepal with her parents …

Meet Jackson. This exuberant boy took a ten-hour bus ride with his mother to our clinic in Tanzania. …

Philp is a bright-eyed toddler who loves playtime with his siblings. Philp was born in Uganda, a cou …

Over the past year, ReSurge was not able to facilitate international travel or in-person training du …

With sadness, we mourn the loss of Dr. Dave Dingman, ReSurge’s first Consulting Medical Officer, who …

With heavy hearts, we share some tragic news of a painful loss in our ReSurge International family. …

Getting Back in the Saddle Like the rest of the world, ReSurge had to halt all travel and in-person …

With heavy hearts, we mourn the loss of ReSurge board member and dear friend, Tyson Clark, who passe …

Thomas Davenport, MD, FACS, board-certified plastic surgeon and partner at Long Island Plastic Surgi …

On November 10th, 2021, we proudly hosted our first annual ReSurge Honors event at Sharon Heights Go …

We Are Proud to Present Our 2021 Annual Report! We are thrilled to share our 2021 ReSurge Internatio …

ReSurge’s patients and their families are brave. They are strong. They are fighters. Some take a bus …

ReSurge International is proud to partner with Ohana One International Surgical Aid, a global surgic …

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the global surgery sector hard. All international travel was canceled and …

For over six years, Dr. Bharatendu Swain has been a ReSurge International Surgical Outreach Partner. …

ReSurge International is an international global health organization driven to address surgical ineq …

“Other than the face, our hands are the most communicative part of our body when connecting to the o …

At ReSurge International, our reconstructive surgical care and training transforms the lives of thou …

The Donald R. Laub Fellowship program, named after our founder Don Laub, allows for a fourth-year re …

It’s a sunny day at the Canyon Inn, a classic family diner decked in1970s sports memorabilia in Redw …

Empowered women empower women. Since we launched the Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery (PWR …

“The pandemic plus the national attention to matters of equity—including access to healthcare—have h …

On June 19, 2021 the United States will celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day, as an offici …

Dr. Matolase Mtonga always knew she wanted to be a surgeon. But as a medical student in Zambia she f …

The year 2020 was unlike any other. We began on a high note, celebrating our 50th anniversary as the …

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The current situation and devastation caused by the novel coronavirus i …

A child born with a cleft lip in Nepal has a tough journey ahead. Difficulty breastfeeding and chron …

At ReSurge International, we have the honor and privilege to work alongside many talented partners, …

In pursuit of finding a non-profit that shared her personal passion of expanding health access to th …

Dr. Percy Rossell-Perry, a practicing reconstructive surgeon at Edgardo Rebagliati Ho …

A ReSurge Board Member since 2015, Meredith Taylor was recently named Chair of our Board of Director …

None of our work would be possible without the steadfast support of you, our donors — together we’re …

Our Founder, Dr. Donald Laub In 1969, a group of volunteers from the Bay Area’s Latin Ame …
Eileen Sheldon, ReSurge Board member, recently did a spectacular job chairing our T …

How did you hear about ReSurge and get involved? One of the University of Wisconsin pediatric neuros …

In May, members of ReSurge’s board of directors visited our surgical outreach partner sites in Nepal …

We are proud to introduce Chao Long, the newly selected Donald R. Laub Fellow. Named for our ReSurge …

Dr. Anna Luan recently completed the Donald R. Laub Fellowship. Named for our ReSurge founder and co …

When ReSurge volunteer Sue Fossum first heard about ReSurge, she was working in the PACU at UC Davis …

Dr. Hien Thi Nguyen knew the rural poor of her country needed the medical services ReSurge provides. …

ReSurge is pleased to be launching a new initiative to increase access to safe reconstructive s …

By Tom Seery I spent the first days of 2020 in Dehradun, India as part of a visiting educator trip w …

When Dr. Mark Singleton was asked to join a surgical mission trip in 1986, he was intrigued by the t …

Last month, we packed our bags and headed to Kathmandu for a week of leadership training for the emp …

In May of this year, a medical team of hand surgeons and hand therapists traveled with ReSurge, in p …

We are proud to introduce Anna Luan, the newly selected Donald R. Laub Fellow. Named for our ReSurge …

Earlier this month, a ReSurge surgical mission trip visited Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, where we treat …

Ty is a thirty-four-year-old woman with a beautiful smile. We treated her on a recent visit to Phan …

Meet Sheetal. At age 12, she was burned in a fire at her home where she lives with her widowed mothe …

“If you do something good for others, something good will come to you.” This is how Anthony D. expla …

An important part of our mission is to provide reconstructive surgical care for poor children and ad …

A well-known expert in pediatric anesthesiology, Dr. George Gregory has volunteered his skills with …

Dr. Shankar Man Rai, a world-renowned expert at repairing clefts and burn injuries, has provided mor …

Dr. Shakya is a maxillofacial surgeon at the Nepal Cleft and Burn Center at Kirtipur Hospital in Kat …

Dr. Issufo is the plastic surgery service director at Mozambique’s Maputo Central Hospital. She trea …

Dr. Shrestha is an orthopedic hand surgeon at the Hospital and Rehabilitation center for Disabled Ch …

Dr. Muchemwa is a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, at Parirenyatwa Hospital at t …

Dr Ibrahim is a senior registrar in the plastic surgery department at Birdem General Hospital (Bangl …

At the beginning of his career, Dr. Bill McClure was on track to become a cardiovascular surgeon–th …

In mid-July, ReSurge sent visiting educators Dr. Gordon Lee and Dr. Matthew Chetta to train local re …

In late August 2016, a visiting educator team made ReSurge’s inaugural visit to Mozambique, as part …

ReSurge’s Visiting Educator trips to Bhutan are making an impact after just over a year working in t …

A patient story as told by Dr. Goran Jovic. At first, I did not notice anything unusual about him. I …

Kanchana is a bright young nurse in Sri Lanka. She graduated eleventh out of 30,000 nursing students …

When baby Christine was born in central Zambia, her mother immediately noticed that something was wr …

The year was 1987, and Marlon and Violeta in Nicaragua were like any other parents of a new baby gir …

Tonmoy was living the life of a typical 6-year-old boy—climbing trees and running around. One day, w …

Alam lives in an apartment building in Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. …

Mohammed Hussein was just 7 years old when the accident occurred that left him on crutches. He was p …

Ganesh is 14 years old. Despite living in a small rural village of Nepal, he dreams of becoming a do …

Vijay arises early, before the sun is up, and gently wakes his daughter Priyanka. She looks into his …

Outside Bharatapur, a southern crossroads town where Nepal’s east and west meet on the nation’s main …

Kalus is an 8-year-old boy from a small village between Pokhara and Kathmandu in Nepal, who could no …

Astha, a baby girl in Nepal, fell from her mother’s lap into a fire during a traditional ceremony wh …

Sirisu is a charming 4-year-old from Nepal who accidentally scalded his arm while making hot food fo …

Rinchin, 13, wants to be a movie star. He is one of the patients we met recently when students from …

Four-year-old Nguyen was born with three of his fingers fused on each hand, a congenital birth defec …

Hoa, a young mother, knew intimately the stigma of a cleft lip as she had been born with one herself …

The ReSurge team fell in love with 3-month-old Thi Ngol Quyen during a trip to Vietnam in April 2013 …

Like more than 2 billion people worldwide, Quynh’s family in Vietnam does their cooking over open fi …

Sixteen-month-old My and her mother, Hat, live in Quy Nhon, on Vietnam’s eastern coast. When Hat was …

Y Dim, now 2 years old, was born in the rural mountains of Vietnam with a cleft lip. After she was b …

On a surgical team trip to Quy Nhon, Vietnam, we met Tam, a man who has been waiting 58 years to hav …

Five-year-old Huynh was born in a small village in Vietnam with a condition known as congenital hair …

Hasan is a daughter, a sister, a mother and at the moment, our patient. Hasan’s smile is a clear win …

I’ve been looking forward to returning to Dehradun because I would finally get the opportunity to re …

In early 2013, ReSurge sent a team trip to Dehradun, India, where we have a Surgical Outreach Progra …

Magali’s original accident took place when she was two years old. Her mother was preparing caramelo …

Joseph is a 7-year-old boy from El Alto, Bolivia. He was born with syndactyly, a condition in which …
When you meet Jonathan, you quickly realize he has more cares than a typical 6-year-old should. He h …

During a clinic in Nicaragua last March, we met 2-month-old Dara. Dara, like so many other children, …

In the 1960s, Antonio, a 13-year-old boy from Mexicali, Mexico, was being raised by his grandmother, …

On a trip to Ecuador in 2012, we met five-year-old Luis Fernando. Two years prior, he had been terri …

Jacqueline’s 28-year-old daughter, Andrea, is her pride and joy. When Andrea was born with a bilater …

As the director of international services at ReSurge International, Amy Laden is often contacted by …

In Mali, there is only one physician for every 12,800 people—and no reconstructive plastic surgeons. …

Awa, an 11-year-old girl, was shaking down fruit from a tree with a metal pole when her pole hit a l …

When Dr. Goran Jovic was presented the case of a teenager attacked by a hyena, he turned to ReSurge …

Mateo was one of nearly 17,000 people who receive a severe burn every year in Zambia, a country with …

Determined to do the best they could for their babies, mothers Bella and Mwanga banded together for …

Five-year-old Jacob is bright, outgoing and likes to play football. But life for Jacob hasn’t been c …

Jonas is one brave little 5 year old. He lives with his family under a giant baobob tree on the plai …

When Favour was 3 years old, he was at home alone with his 12-year-old cousin who was looking after …