Lao Cai Province Surgery Week 2026

We just completed another very productive surgery week in Lao Cai. Lào Cai is an ethnically diverse province in the Northwest region of Vietnam bordering the province of Yunnan in China. Lao Cai is approx 315 kilometers north of the capital Hanoi. During our visit we were able to provide surgeries for 180 disabled children.
We also had a small team of surgeons from the US join us. Dr. Thomas Golden, an orthopedic physician from Ventura CA was a special guest lecturer for Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi. Bach Mai hospital asked if Dr. Golden and his team could join us in Lao Cai for a few days to support our program and provide consultations and surgeries to help the local surgeons. NOTE The surgeons who support our organization are all from Vietnam and are specialists from Hanoi's top teaching hospitals. So having a team of surgeons from the US was an exception and they were treated as honored guests. It was a treat to have the group from home to converse with and help them navigate some of customs, operating room procedures and how they manage without all the latest most modern equipment like they have in the US.
Today, Saturday we traveled from Lao Cao province to our next destination Diem Bien province. Our journey today was 8 hours by car. Diem Bien is 300 kilometers east on the opposite side of Vietnam on the border of Laos. No time off this week. We start seeing patients tomorrow morning at 8:00 on Sunday. For more amazing photo's of our week in Lao Cai here is the link to Google photos. Enjoy https://photos.app.goo.gl/4LPkLCgHt44hLux57 Lao Cai Surgery Week Regards, Bob McGarry www.childsurgeryvietnam-usa.com

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