What they call their work
What they do
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Pediatric Surgical Interventions 1 activity
- Providing specialized surgical care to underserved communities globallyDelivers free, high-quality surgical care to indigent populations in Central and South America, including plastic and reconstructive surgery, cleft palate repair, burn scar revision, congenital defect correction, and other specialty procedures through volunteer medical teams.
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Who runs it
- Alexandra Lacqua — Director
- Jay Ponto DMDMD — Director
- Peter Andrade DO — Director
Who they work with
- Candid Government — Organization that awarded Healing Hands Abroad the Platinum Seal of Transparency.
- Good Shepard Clinic Partner — Collaborates with Healing Hands Abroad to identify and refer patients in need of specialized surgical care.
- Good Shepard Clinic Partner — Collaborates with the Good Shepard Clinic to identify and serve patients in need of surgical care.
- Holy Cross School, Rumson, New Jersey Partner — Gold-level supporter of Healing Hands Abroad Foundation Inc.
- NYU Langone Partner — Core member institution whose volunteer doctors, nurses, and support staff from Brooklyn participate in medical missions.
- Notre Dame School of Manhattan Awareness Club Partner — Gold-level supporter of Healing Hands Abroad Foundation Inc.
- Podiatry Associates of NY Partner — Silver-level supporter of Healing Hands Abroad Foundation Inc.
- Richmond University Medical Center Partner — Core member institution whose volunteer doctors, nurses, and support staff participate in medical missions.
- Rotary Club of Locust Valley Partner — Gold-level supporter of Healing Hands Abroad Foundation Inc.
- The Charles P. Ferro Foundation Partner — Platinum-level supporter of Healing Hands Abroad Foundation Inc.
- The J. Homer Butler Foundation Partner — Platinum-level supporter of Healing Hands Abroad Foundation Inc.
- Tricon LLC Partner — Platinum-level supporter of Healing Hands Abroad Foundation Inc.
How they approach the work
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- Volunteer-Based Medical Missionsmethodology: volunteer_medical_missionsBy deploying volunteer medical professionals to underserved regions, we deliver specialized surgical care, because leveraging skilled volunteers reduces costs and enables sustainable access to high-need services in resource-limited settings.