This 7 day mission took place from 2-8 February, 2011. ENT service is an important and necessary health care component of the provincial hospital, however, it has limited functioning due to lack of specialist’s skills and surgical equipment. The LRF provided medical care to local patients and training to local staff. This mission examined all [...]

In cooperation with the Fred Hollows Foundation and Bokeo Provincial Hospital, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation organized and coordinated a plastic surgery and cataract mission in Bokeo Province in the northern part of Laos. We targeted cleft lip/cleft palate, burns and traumatic reconstruction for the surgeries. For the eyes, we performed cataract surgeries where necessary, and [...]

The Sissatanak Hospital Plastic Surgery Project Since 2004, the Lao Rehabilitation Foundation provided support to doctors at Sissatanak District Hospital for their education in plastic surgery. The foundation sponsored and organized the logistics of sending a team of American doctors to Vientiane to provide further training to local surgeons. The project was complex as no [...]

Second Plastic Surgery Mission in Luang Prabang, January 2009 In Cooperation with Plasticos Foundation, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation organized and coordinated a second plastic surgery mission at Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital, Luang Prabang in January 2009. This time, with a team of 15 health professionals, surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and specialized nurses from Los Angeles, the San [...]

The Mittaphab Hospital Plastic Surgery Project In Cooperation with Plasticos Foundation, Lao Rehabilitation Foundation organized and coordinated a plastic surgery project at Mittaphab Hospital, Vientiane, in January 2008. A team of 13 health professionals, surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and specialized nurses from Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, Portland Oregon, Singapore and Hong Kong was [...]