Throughout the years, our group has been privileged to educate and work with medical professionals around the world. Our cause has brought us to remote locations where we have performed surgeries otherwise unheard of before our visits. We separated our medical from our social photos so that if you do not like to look at surgical photos you may still enjoy learning about the countries we visited. Click on the photos below to learn more about some of our experiences, our procedures, and our stories from past missions. Learn about future missions.

-- Caution - Graphic photos of various surgical procedures are found on the medical sections of the pages --

Egypt 2010
Social and Surgical Photos
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ISMS's mission to Egypt
Haiti 2010
Social and Surgical Photos
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ISMS's emergency mission to Haiti
India 2009 Social Photos
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The team was faced with a large number of burn-related contractures requiring extensive reconstructive surgeries.
India 2009 Surgical Photos I
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The team was faced with a large number of burn-related contractures requiring extensive reconstructive surgeries.
India 2009 Surgical Photos II
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The team was faced with a large number of burn-related contractures requiring extensive reconstructive surgeries.
Peru 2008
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Peru, the largest mission to date with total of 122 cases done in one week in the town of Pucallpa.
Zambia 2007
Social Photos
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Members of our host, Ndola Rotary club extended themselves for our comfort.
Zambia 2007
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Our second trip to the African continent. The team works 18h-days in incredible heat.
Nicaragua 2006
Social Photos
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Happiness does need not money but health can use help from us.
Nicaragua 2006
Surgical Photos
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The largest number of cleft lips in town of Peurto Cabezas.
Nigeria 2005
Social Photos
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We worked in one of the few leprosy colonies left on earth.
Nigeria 2005
Surgical Photos
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First African country to visit introduced us to a new level of poverty and chaos.
Nepal 2004
Social Photos
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Nepal, so close to Everest but we could not see it due to flight delays.
Nepal 2004
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Visited during a period of social unrest and Maoist uproar.
Brazil 2003
Surgical Photos
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We revisited Brazil to work once again with Harold Seidel in town of Parnaiba.
Brazil 2003
Social Photos
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Adding new members made the team stronger and efficient.
Vietnam 2002
Social Photos
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Getting treated to local food flavored with Copra snakes.
Vietnam 2002
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Teaching the local doctors is felt to be as important as treating patients.
Brazil 2001
Social Photos
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Meeting Harold Seidel of Fudamed who dedicated his life to help patients everywhere.
Brazil 2001
Surgical Photos
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Working with Fundamed of Brazil in the town of Barras.
Honduras 1999
Surgical Photos
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Working with catholic medical mission in town of Juticalpa.
MEXICO 1999
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Lack of equipment and innovation of local doctors kind of saved the day.
Haiti 1997
Social Photos
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Our first chance to see extreme poverty first hand.
Haiti 1997
Surgical Photos
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Learning to operate in a makeshift hospital.