Our first Cheryl Lamon Memorial patient from India is here! We met eight-year-old Nainsi during our India mission last February. She was born with a large encephalocele (brain cyst) protruding…
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Children are drawn to LEAP Founder Dr. Craig Hobar in really amazing ways. They seem to be both calmed yet in awe in his presence. Perhaps it’s the deep love…
Cleft lip alone is twice as common in males, cleft palate alone is more common in females, and cleft lip and palate together is more common in males. Clefts can also…
A cleft lip contains an opening n the upper lip that may extend into the nose. The opening may be on one side, both sides, or in the middle. A…
Ramvishal and his mother, Radha, were both born with a cleft lip. When Radha was an infant at age one, her parents had her unilateral cleft repaired in Central India….
Raj is a 7-month-old sweet baby with a bilateral cleft lip who came to be evaluated by the LEAP team with his mother, father and sisters. Raj also has Down’s…
Dr. Ian Mitchell, a spectacular humanitarian and talented pediatric general surgeon, re-evaluated a young patient this week. 13-year-old Rajvendra was first united with our medical team in 2013 when his father…
New to the LEAP Foundation is Pediatric Anesthesiologist Dr. Jami Eidem, who plans to travel with our team to India in February. Jami practices at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas,…
Prisha’s story is as unforgettable as her infectious smile. Her life began precariously. Prisha’s mother was severely abused by her father, even during her pregnancy. When Prisha was born with…
Depak was an eight year-old boy from India who I met during the 2013 LEAP trip to Damoh. He had extensive burn scars from an accident, which left him without…