The interesting aspect of this case was not only that she constituted the oldest cleft lip I had ever interviewed for surgery in clinic, but that she was a case where my communication skills would be tested. Maybe she didn't want her cleft fixed.
Nothing Changes a Culture like a Great Result
Honduran Boy who lost his penis San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2:30PM March 22nd 1974 The resident was Roland Minami and 5 others. [2] The patient came to the Interplast Honduras clinic and presented with the chief complaint that he had lost his penis. He seemed like a regular 17 year old boy. He did not …
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Fogarty: My Pupil and Teacher in Equality
“These people are the same as us. In fact everyone in the world is really the same.”
This Boat is Going to Sink
Words of Late Lars Marcelius Vistnes, from Stavanger Fishing City, Norway and now Assistant Professor of Surgery, Plastic, and Interplast "faculty" at Stanford Honduras program At this particular time it was the moment of ecstasy of our new program. Designed to solve a problem, it was the grand fix to remedy the relative dearth of patients with …
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the kidnap and violence capital of the world. What in the hell do you want to do in Honduras, DON? It’s dangerous, you don’t know the culture you don’t know the language, your job is up here in the center of learning, the center of skill and knowledge in your chosen …
Many People, Many Passports 