I have been serving on cleft missions for 35 years now. My passion and dedication to this cause started after medical school at Yale. It was the answer to my personal question of how I could contribute to those who were born with less than I had. Although I have done 1,000 surgeries in many...
I was born in Philadelphia and went to nursing school there. I have lived in California since 1980. I have worked in numerous health care settings as a staff nurse, educator and administrative positions. I got interested in this type of volunteer work as a young OR nurse. Since then, I have been a member...
After receiving my dental and orthodontic education in Norway where I was born, I received a Fulbright scholarship in Boston at Forsyth Institution and Harvard, which led me to a research appointment at the University of California focusing on speech in children with repaired cleft lip and palate. Since then, I have studied and worked...
I was born in Taiwan and emigrated to Canada when I was 17 years old. I went to medical school at the University of Toronto. I completed my residency in anesthesiology at Stanford University. I was attracted to AFS because of the cause they foster and the good work they do. I also particularly enjoy...
