Our Team
Operation of Hope (formerly Operation Esperanza)
Operacion of Hope is a nonprofit organization, which delivers medical care to the people of Central and South America born with facial birth defects.
For the last 18 years Operacion of Hope has traveled to Ecuador. The UC Davis Department of Otolaryngology has participated in each of these trips performing reconstructive surgery for children born with cleft lip and cleft palette, as well as children born with an outer ear deformity called microtia. In the past year Operation of Hope has started doing this same mission in Zimbabwe, Africa
Over these 18 years 26 residents, fellows, and faculty from the Department of Otolaryngology have participated in these trips. In addition to surgeons, the trip brings nurses, translators, orthodontists, speech pathologists, and anesthesiologists to help with these surgeries. To date Operacion of Hope has performed 1550 surgeries.
To learn more about Operation of Hope please contact:
Joseph Clawson, M.D.
Director Operacion of Hope
215 Newt Estates Rd.
Longview, WA 98632
(360) 425-2308
Cell 360-749-3160
FAX (360) 578-2075
E-Mail: holaajose@aol.com
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Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
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2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite 7200 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
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Cleft Lip/Palate: |
(916) 734 - 2452 |
Clinic Appointments: |
(916) 734 - 5400 |
Audiology & Speech Appointments: |
(916) 734 - 1104 |
Facial Plastic Surgery Appointments: |
(916) 734 - 2347 |
Dental Appointments: |
(916) 734 - 5429 |
Academic Support Line: |
(916) 734 - 2801 |
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