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When Dr. Vinita Puri was asked to travel to Dehradun, India to perform free reconstructive surgeries...
ReSurge International and SkinCeuticals are proud to announce our third cohort of women reconstructive...
At ReSurge, we transform lives in low-income countries by training, funding, and empowering local reconstructive...
At ReSurge, we know that one of most effective way to transform lives in low-income countries is through...
Young Sushan from Nepal was only 18-months-old when the unthinkable happened. He was walking with his...
We are proud to present our 2022 Annual Report! At ReSurge, we envision a world where no person has...
It is a warm October afternoon in Itigi, a small village in central Tanzania. The round and full sun...
Helene is a recent ReSurge International donor from Durham, North Carolina. She is a retired English...
ReSurge is thrilled to introduce you to our new President and CEO, Claire Lachance. Claire is a transformative...
Dr. Vinita Puri is a true humanitarian. She is a professor and the head of the plastic and reconstructive...
ReSurge International was one of the first organizations of our kind to swiftly transition into virtual...
Pitam Kuwar is a bolt of energy. His strong laugh, big heart, respectful nature, and ear-to-ear smile...
In the rural Bolivian village of Villamontes, women experiencing birthing complications have few resources. For...
Transforming the practice of reconstructive surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa is no small feat. For every...
The Donald R. Laub Fellowship program, named after our founder Don Laub, allows for a fourth-year...
At ReSurge, we want our patients to thrive post-surgery. We have a holistic approach to surgical care...
Dr. Jorge de la Cruz has been a Surgical Outreach Partner and a valued member of the ReSurge family for...
For the past 23 years, ReSurge has had the honor of working with Dr. Goran Jovic, one of the only reconstructive...
When a child in a remote rural village is born with a surgically treatable condition, there are a lot...
It takes a special kind of bravery to reflect on one’s own community—with love and critique—and to then...
When you meet 8-year-old Evani, you can’t help but catch her infectious and bubbly smile. This bright...
“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 home...
The 2022 ReSurge Transformations Gala: A Global Festival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who...
Sometimes the most meaningful things in life happen by chance. Dr. Paige Fox is a Professor in the Division...
Dr. Seif Nuru is a general surgeon from Tanzania, studying in Uganda, and ReSurge’s first Annual Reconstructive...
When Dr. Dung Nguyen was growing up in Vietnam, she was very aware of the importance of access to healthcare....
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 American...
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 Division...
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 country...
Over the past year, ReSurge was not able to facilitate international travel or in-person training due...
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. Our...
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 passed...
On November 10th, 2021, we proudly hosted our first annual ReSurge Honors event at Sharon Heights Golf...
We Are Proud to Present Our 2021 Annual Report! We are thrilled to share our 2021 ReSurge International...
ReSurge’s patients and their families are brave. They are strong. They are fighters. Some take a bus...
ReSurge International was one of the first organizations of our kind to swiftly transition into virtual...
ReSurge International is proud to partner with Ohana One International Surgical Aid, a global surgical...
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the global surgery sector hard. All international travel was canceled and elective...
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 inequities...
“Other than the face, our hands are the most communicative part of our body when connecting to the outside...
At ReSurge International, our reconstructive surgical care and training transforms the lives of thousands...
The Donald R. Laub Fellowship program, named after our founder Don Laub, allows for a fourth-year...
It’s a sunny day at the Canyon Inn, a classic family diner decked in1970s sports memorabilia in Redwood...
Empowered women empower women. Since we launched the Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery...
“The pandemic plus the national attention to matters of equity—including access to healthcare—have highlighted...
On June 19, 2021 the United States will celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day, as an official...
Dr. Matolase Mtonga always knew she wanted to be a surgeon. But as a medical student in Zambia she found...
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...
At ReSurge International, we have the honor and privilege to work alongside many talented partners, staff,...
A child born with a cleft lip in Nepal has a tough journey ahead. Difficulty breastfeeding and chronic...
In pursuit of finding a non-profit that shared her personal passion of expanding health access to those...
Dr. Percy Rossell-Perry, a practicing reconstructive surgeon at Edgardo Rebagliati Hospital...
A ReSurge Board Member since 2015, Meredith Taylor was recently named Chair of our Board of Directors. ...
Thomas Davenport, MD, FACS, board-certified plastic surgeon and partner at Long Island Plastic Surgical...
None of our work would be possible without the steadfast support of you, our donors — together we’re...
In 1969, a group of volunteers from the Bay Area’s Latin American Mission Program (LAMP) requested help...
Eileen Sheldon, ReSurge Board member, recently did a spectacular job chairing our Transformations...
How did you hear about ReSurge and get involved? One of the University of Wisconsin pediatric neurosurgeons...
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-funded...
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 surgical...
By Tom Seery I spent the first days of 2020 in Dehradun, India as part of a visiting educator trip...
When Dr. Mark Singleton was asked to join a surgical mission trip in 1986, he was intrigued by the thought...
In May of this year, a medical team of hand surgeons and hand therapists traveled with ReSurge, in partnership...
Last month, we packed our bags and headed to Kathmandu for a week of leadership training for the employees...
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 treated...
Ty is a thirty-four-year-old woman with a beautiful smile. We treated her on a recent visit to Phan Rang...
Meet Sheetal. At age 12, she was burned in a fire at her home where she lives with her widowed mother...
“If you do something good for others, something good will come to you.” This is how Anthony D. explained...
A well-known expert in pediatric anesthesiology, Dr. George Gregory has volunteered his skills with ReSurge...
An important part of our mission is to provide reconstructive surgical care for poor children and adults...
Dr. Shankar Man Rai, a world-renowned expert at repairing clefts and burn injuries, has provided more...
Dr. Shrestha is an orthopedic hand surgeon at the Hospital and Rehabilitation center for Disabled Children...
Dr. Shakya is a maxillofacial surgeon at the Nepal Cleft and Burn Center at Kirtipur Hospital in Kathmandu....
Dr. Escudero is a plastic surgeon at Luis Vernaza Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the largest nonprofit...
Dr Ibrahim is a senior registrar in the plastic surgery department at Birdem General Hospital (Bangladesh...
Dr. Muchemwa is a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, at Parirenyatwa Hospital at the...
Dr. Issufo is the plastic surgery service director at Mozambique’s Maputo Central Hospital. She treats...
In mid-July, ReSurge sent visiting educators Dr. Gordon Lee and Dr. Matthew Chetta to train local residents...
In late August 2016, a visiting educator team made ReSurge’s inaugural visit to Mozambique, as part of...
ReSurge’s Visiting Educator trips to Bhutan are making an impact after just over a year working in the...
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...
At the beginning of his career, Dr. Bill McClure was on track to become a cardiovascular surgeon–that...
Vijay arises early, before the sun is up, and gently wakes his daughter Priyanka. She looks into his...
On a trip to Ecuador in 2012, we met five-year-old Luis Fernando. Two years prior, he had been terribly...
In early 2013, ReSurge sent a team trip to Dehradun, India, where we have a Surgical Outreach Program...
Hasan is a daughter, a sister, a mother and at the moment, our patient. Hasan’s smile is a clear window...
When Dr. Goran Jovic was presented the case of a teenager attacked by a hyena, he turned to ReSurge Grand...
Rinchin, 13, wants to be a movie star. He is one of the patients we met recently when students from Stanford...
Five-year-old Huynh was born in a small village in Vietnam with a condition known as congenital hairy...
Four-year-old Nguyen was born with three of his fingers fused on each hand, a congenital birth defect...
The year was 1987, and Marlon and Violeta in Nicaragua were like any other parents of a new baby girl—concerned...
In the 1960s, Antonio, a 13-year-old boy from Mexicali, Mexico, was being raised by his grandmother,...
Sixteen-month-old My and her mother, Hat, live in Quy Nhon, on Vietnam’s eastern coast. When Hat was...
Tonmoy was living the life of a typical 6-year-old boy—climbing trees and running around. One day, while...
As the director of international services at ReSurge International, Amy Laden is often contacted by individuals...
Magali’s original accident took place when she was two years old. Her mother was preparing caramelo (cooked...
In Mali, there is only one physician for every 12,800 people—and no reconstructive plastic surgeons....
Hoa, a young mother, knew intimately the stigma of a cleft lip as she had been born with one herself....
Joseph is a 7-year-old boy from El Alto, Bolivia. He was born with syndactyly, a condition in which his...
When baby Christine was born in central Zambia, her mother immediately noticed that something was wrong....
When you meet Jonathan, you quickly realize he has more cares than a typical 6-year-old should. He has...
Sirisu is a charming 4-year-old from Nepal who accidentally scalded his arm while making hot food for...
During a clinic in Nicaragua last March, we met 2-month-old Dara. Dara, like so many other children,...
Astha, a baby girl in Nepal, fell from her mother’s lap into a fire during a traditional ceremony when...
Determined to do the best they could for their babies, mothers Bella and Mwanga banded together for a...
Awa, an 11-year-old girl, was shaking down fruit from a tree with a metal pole when her pole hit a live...
Alam lives in an apartment building in Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world....
Jacqueline’s 28-year-old daughter, Andrea, is her pride and joy. When Andrea was born with a bilateral...
I’ve been looking forward to returning to Dehradun because I would finally get the opportunity to revisit...
On a surgical team trip to Quy Nhon, Vietnam, we met Tam, a man who has been waiting 58 years to have...
Mateo was one of nearly 17,000 people who receive a severe burn every year in Zambia, a country with...
Y Dim, now 2 years old, was born in the rural mountains of Vietnam with a cleft lip. After she was born,...
Outside Bharatapur, a southern crossroads town where Nepal’s east and west meet on the nation’s main...
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 fires....
Kalus is an 8-year-old boy from a small village between Pokhara and Kathmandu in Nepal, who could not...
Five-year-old Jacob is bright, outgoing and likes to play football. But life for Jacob hasn’t been carefree. His...
Ganesh is 14 years old. Despite living in a small rural village of Nepal, he dreams of becoming a doctor....
Jonas is one brave little 5 year old. He lives with his family under a giant baobob tree on the plains...
When Favour was 3 years old, he was at home alone with his 12-year-old cousin who was looking after him....
Mohammed Hussein was just 7 years old when the accident occurred that left him on crutches. He was...
