2016 Mission in China
From November 5th to the 13th 2016, leading pediatric orthopedic surgeons from the Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital spent one week at Yantai Hospital in Shandong Province. Dr. James Gamble, Dr. Lawrence Rinsky, Dr. Ivan Chang, and Dr. Jaime Lopez operated on five children with severe scoliosis, and then 11 children with OI, club feet, cerebral palsy, Larsen syndrome, dislocated hips, knees, polydactyly hands and feet and skeletal dysplasia. They also offered consultation to 115 children and families, and gave 11 lectures to doctors and medical students.
All four doctors are well-recognized for their efforts in international orthopedics, and each year spend several weeks in hospitals throughout Asia and other parts of the world helping children with limited access to orthopedic care.
Surgeons for the 2016 Mission
Dr James Gamble is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Stanford School of Medicine and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Dr Gamble has been leading orthopedic medical trips to China since 2000.
Dr. Laurence Rinsky is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford University and Director of the Children’s orthopedic service at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. He has broad knowledge in all areas of children’s orthopedics and has published in almost every area. Dr. Rinsky was also one of the early North Americans who utilized the Luque method for correcting scoliosis.
Dr. Ivan Cheng is one of the elite group of surgeons recognized as a leader in spine surgery. He is trained in all aspects of spine care with special interests in the cervical spine and spinal deformities. Dr. Cheng has received many awards including the Timothy Bray Trauma Award from U.C. Davis, the Saul Halpern Orthopaedic Teacher of the Year Award from Stanford, the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Prize in Clinical Research, and Outstanding Paper Awards from the North American Spine Society.
Dr. Jaime Lopez is a neurologist in Stanford, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lucile Salter 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.
2016 Mission Costs
The Glow Fund aims to ensure donors know that their contributions go directly to helping children receive orthopedic operations from some of the world’s leading surgeons from Stanford University.
The four doctors, 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 high overhead costs such as rent, or salaries for permanent staff. All these resources are provided on a voluntary basis.
