MISSION

Laos 2025

Highlights

Mission Goals

In 2025, Team Cleft Repair will expand their medical missions to Laos, where they will continue focusing on outreach to be be able to help the most underserved areas. The team has completed two missions with Operation International in Vietnam, including in 2024 when they completed 39 surgeries in one week.

Team members

Myhanh Nguyen

FNP-C, RNFA, OI Team Cleft Repair President

Fernando Almas

COO; Team Leader, DDS – FICS – FACS – MPH – PHD

DanThuy N. Dao

MD, Chapter Medical Director

Jeannie Labat Butler

DNP, FNP-BC, Chapter Nursing Director

Thang Nguyen

Chapter Treasurer

Huy Thai

BS, MS, MBA, US Army (Ret) Lt, Chapter Secretary

Chanphen Saeng-Inh

FNP-C

Phi Long Ngọc Lê

Photographer & Patient Registration

Ashely Le

Administrator

Touti Arounsack

Council Member, Administrator

Son Nguyen

DO

Alex Kim

MD FACS

Kathleen Waldorf

MD, FACS

Judy O'Young

MD

Young Soon Kim

CRNA

Hitomi Yamamoto

RN

Jennifer Thangpen

RN

Cherdsak (Mackey) Meephakdee

RN

Thoa Nguyen

RN

Elaine Bisona

RN

Elaine Duong

RN

Vilaylak and Sarky Mekmorakoth

Administrators

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Mission details

Cleft Repair was established in March of 2023. The team is made up of dedicated group of doctors and nurses who are passionate about treating children born with cleft lip/palate.

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Operation International

Founded in 1996 by Medhat Allam, MD; Ravi Kothuru, MD; Robert Mineo, CRNA