2016 – A Year of Growth For Surgeons of Hope!
2016 was a truly amazing year of growth for Surgeons of Hope! February brought our first mission to Costa Rica, an impressive success that heightened our presence in Central America. In Nicaragua, the local medical team is now performing four surgeries per week on their own. Since its opening just three years ago, our new […]
World Heart Day
Today is #WorldHeartDay; a day to spread awareness of cardiovascular disease. It is unconscionable that thousands of children around the world still die from treatable heart defects due to lack of resources. These children deserve to be given a chance to live and show the world their astonishing talents! Mackinzie Kline, an American female golfer started […]
Surgeons of Hope at the United Nations
Dear friend, We have some exciting news! Thanks to the Association des Français Fonctionnaires Internationaux de New York (AFFIN), we will hold our next event at the United Nations! His Excellency Mr. François Delattre, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations will give an introductory speech. So join us next week at the United […]
15 Years of Progress
This is a very special year for Surgeons of Hope as we celebrate 15 years of helping young hearts in Latin America realize their full potential. Thanks to you and your support we are now able to connect with more families and make a bigger difference. At this moment a surgery team from Madrid (Spain) is performing in Managua. 9 children […]
Meet Little Yvonne
Thanks to your support, Yvonne is well on her way to a normal childhood. On March 11, she received her heart operation in Managua at the skilled hands of a volunteer surgical team from Belgium. Only 7 months old, she weighed just under 10 pounds, so she needed to gain some weight to be strong […]
Second Chance: Story of Holman
At the Surgeons of Hope Foundation, we aim to provide a second chance to children so that – no matter where they live – they have the opportunity to imagine a different future and to live out their dreams. One of these children is Holman, a student from Masaya Nicaragua. When you see Holman playing […]
Impressions from our first mission to Costa Rica
Dear friend, Earlier this month I went to San Jose with a team from New York Presbyterian Hospital, led by Dr. Chai, it was an incredible experience. I took some notes while I was there and I wanted to share some of my impressions with you. I feel a little out of place, observing from […]
Send a hero a Valentine
Send a hero a Valentine Today, heart disease is still a leading cause of mortality among children in the developing world. But this Valentine’s Day, here is a way to honor those who have fought back — and won! Thais is 21 months old, weighing just 15 pounds. Last week she had surgery to correct what is […]
Thanks to Your Help Great Things Will Happen in 2016
Bringing our Surgical Program to Costa Rica: Our first mission of 2016 will take us to Costa Rica! We have been invited to travel to San Jose in February to enhance an existing surgical program at the Hospital Nacional De Ninos (National Children’s Hospital). Our goal for this mission is to perform 10 open-heart surgeries […]
Special Events Internship
Special Events Internship Surgeons of Hope Surgeons of Hope is a 501c3 registered organization based in New York City. Our Mission: It is an unconscionable loss that a child dies anywhere in the world from a heart defect due to lack of resources for proper care, when a child living in the most remote area […]
