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The Latest From The Field

Missions stories come to CLI from our physicians, nurses and other staff in the field, describing the details of their important work. The victories, and the heartbreak too.
Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico February 2024

Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico February 2024

Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 50 Number of cases selected for reconstruction on 4.5 day mission surgical days: 17 Total number of cases operated: 17 Surgical reconstructive procedures performed: 59 (reason…

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Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico November 2023

Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico November 2023

Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients pre-screened via telemedicine for review with treatment plan constructed: 42 Number of cases presenting on-site for new or confirmation screening: 27 Number of cases selected for reconstruction on 2.5…

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Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Ghana, September 2023

Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Ghana, September 2023

The 1st Inaugural UGMC PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC COLLABORATIVE PROJECT with HEARTS and MINDS of GHANA/BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ - September 15-22, 2023 PERSONNEL Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson - Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon/Clinical Lead - Boston Children's Hospital; Hearts &…

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Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico August 2023

Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico August 2023

Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients screened for review: 40 Cases selected for reconstruction on 4.5 day mission surgical days: 19 Number of cases rescheduled due to successful onsite Speech Language Therapy: 2 Number of…

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Report from Lighthouse Medical Mission to Guinea Bissau and Senegal 2023

Report from Lighthouse Medical Mission to Guinea Bissau and Senegal 2023

By Dr. Robert Hamilton, Coordinator Lighthouse Medical Missions Our recent Africa mission to both Senegal and Guinea Bissau turned out to be a great success, not only for the patients who were cared for, but also for the amazing workers…

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Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico May 2023

Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico May 2023

Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients prescreened via new remote answering service: 38 Cases pre-selected for reconstruction on 2.5 day mission surgical days: 16 Number of cases rescheduled due to medical reasons developed: 6 Number…

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Mission Report: Guayaquil, Ecuador Pediatric Heart Surgery March 2023

Mission Report: Guayaquil, Ecuador Pediatric Heart Surgery March 2023

March 5-17 - Hospital del Nino Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante, Guayaquil, Ecuador Mission Objectives On this occasion, CardioStart’s International mission team made a return visit to the Hospital del Nino Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante in Guayaquil, Ecuador on…

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Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico February 2023

Report from CaboSmiles Mission to Mexico February 2023

Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients prescreened via new remote answering service: 45 Cases selected for reconstruction on 4.5 day mission surgical days: 22 Number of cases canceled due to transportation conflict from La Paz:…

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Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico November 2022

Report from TecateSmiles Mission to Mexico November 2022

Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ & Smiles International Number of patients prescreened via new remote answering service: 210 Number of patients allowed to come for anesthesia clearance: 15 Cases selected for reconstruction on 2.5 day mission surgical days: 9 Number…

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Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Cambodia, July/August 2022

Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Cambodia, July/August 2022

Rady Children’s Hospital / UCSDMission: Cambodia 22 July- 3 August, 2022Susan Grossfeld, MPH and Paul Grossfeld, MD At a Glance This was the Grossfeld's and CLI's first collaboration with Chenla Children's Healthcare in CambodiaThe region has a well-established need for…

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Results of April 2022 Cardiac Mission to Dominican Republic

Results of April 2022 Cardiac Mission to Dominican Republic

They had a very successful trip led by Dr. Robert Ross. Seven doctors and one nurse were part of the mission. They were able to teach and mentor the local team and performed 10 open heart operations, 16 catheterizations in…

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History of CLI Pediatric Cardiac Missions in Guayaquil, Ecuador

History of CLI Pediatric Cardiac Missions in Guayaquil, Ecuador

History of the Penn State University College of Medicine and The Hospital de Ninos Roberto Children’s Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador Dr. John L Myers, MD is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Penn State University College of Medicine in Hershey,…

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Status of Panama Pediatric Cardiac Program

Status of Panama Pediatric Cardiac Program

Panama and Central American Pediatric Cardiology MissionsSummary as of Jan 2020. History:Children’s Lifeline originally contacted pediatric heart surgeon Ross Ungerleider, at OHSU at that time, about starting pediatric heart surgical missions to Panama (Annie Mendenhall was a specific contact.) Ross…

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Panama / Dr. Michael Womack / Children’s Lifeline

Panama / Dr. Michael Womack / Children’s Lifeline

1)      It is hard to be as excited about diagnostic caths or TEE (trans-esophageal echo) as interventional caths, but when they are the only way to know how to take care of someone, they are obviously critically useful.  One patient…

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Cambodia / Dr. Paul Grosssfeld

Cambodia / Dr. Paul Grosssfeld

This year the focus was to provide clinical and bedside training to inpatient cardiac patients, outpatient cardiac patients, lectures to medical students, staff physicians and support staff. In addition, we were able to follow up with eight past surgical patients.…

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