2027 Mission in China
In March 2027, two leading pediatric orthopaedic surgeons from the Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will spend one week with the
orthopaedic team at Yantai Shan Hospital in Shandong Province, operating on children with severe scoliosis and other orthopaedic disabilities.
Dr. Serena Hu and Dr. Jaime Lopez will also offer workshops and support to local Chinese orthopaedic surgeons and medical students.
Both doctors are well-recognized for their efforts in international orthopaedics, and each year spend several weeks in hospitals throughout Asia and other parts of the world helping children with limited access to orthopaedic care.
Medical Team for the 2027 Mission
Dr. Serena Hu is chief of the spine service in the department of orthopaedic surgery, at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her orthopaedic training at the Hospital for Special Surgery and spine deformity training at Rancho Los Amigos. She has been in practice for more than 20 years and specializes in the treatment of scoliosis and kyphosis.
Dr. Jaime Lopez is a neurologist in Stanford, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and Stanford Hospital and Clinics. He received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice for 28 years.
Natasha Curry is a nurse practitioner with extensive experience in symptom management. She previously worked for Doctors Without Borders, overseeing and training nurses in optimal chronic and acute pain management, and is currently working with cancer patients at San Francisco General Hospital in their palliative care inpatient and outpatient program.
2027 Mission Costs
The Glow Fund aims to ensure donors know that their contributions go directly to helping children receive orthopaedic operations from some of the world’s leading surgeons from Stanford University.
The medical team, trustees, and most people assisting the operations work on a volunteer basis. The Glow Fund is therefore able to keep the operational costs down to a minimum.
These costs includes bringing the doctors and facilitators to China; their hotel and meals during their stay; hospital fees incurred during the week of surgeries; and supporting some of the children through travel, translator fees and boarding costs. The Glow Fund has no administrative, management or overhead costs such as rent, or salaries for permanent staff. All these resources are provided on a voluntary basis.
