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Dr. Neela making the #BreakTheBias hand symbol for International Women's Day
India
Mar 7, 2022

Dr. Neela Bhattacharya: Breaking the Bias in Global Healthcare

Why this trailblazer dares girls to be like pumpkins
Dr. Amanda Malungo holding a cleft patient after his surgery.
Zambia
Mar 2, 2021

This Woman — and Smile Train Partner — is Making History in Zambia

She's 36 years old, a mother of four, Zambia's first female plastic surgeon, and a Smile Train partner. Here's how she does it all.

Pilar poses with speech patient
Colombia
Mar 16, 2020

Dr. Maria del Pilar Echeverri: Revolutionizing Cleft Care in Colombia

Dr. Echeverri founded FISULAB in the belief that all aspects of cleft care are equal.

Fernando in scrubs with arms crossed
Ecuador
Jun 11, 2019

A Father’s Legacy of Smiles

How one man built a legacy of smiles that will last for generations — on both sides of the operating table.

Andrea in Smile Train scrubs
Ecuador
Mar 7, 2019

Treating the Whole Child in Ecuador

Meet the brother-sister duo transforming cleft care in the mountains of Ecuador.

Cristina Solano
Ecuador
Feb 20, 2018

Cristina Solano: Speaking from the Heart

When Cristina learned her son would have a cleft, she sought comfort and support, but found none, even from the local community. Until she met Dr. Dávalos. In the 10 years since, they've changed what it means to have a cleft in Ecuador, together.

Dr Adenwalla cleft surgeon pioneer
India
Jan 14, 2016

Dr. Adenwalla: A Smile Maker

Half a century. Hundreds and hundreds of lives saved. One legendary doctor.

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