Richard Tea
Richard Tea
General Surgery · New York, NY



Cambodia Pediatric Heart Surgery


August 23rd
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Project Description

we plan to provide free congenital heart surgery to children who otherwise could not survive without the procedure. We partner with local hospital to provide this life-saving procedure to the indigent children of Cambodia

Population Served

The poorest of the poor children in Cambodia who otherwise will not live their 2nd birthday. These children are the most needed children because their parents don't have the means to get the surgery done

Expected Impact

The great impact of this project is the life saving that lasts a life time. The project will be sustainable by training local providers to eventually be independently carry on these surgery to serve hundred of children not thousand of children


Trip Photos & Recap

This is just a short brief of my trip to Cambodia. This a first site visit to a hospital where our team will perform pediatric cardiac surgery, inaugural project that will take place in February 2026. The photos I submitted are the people we will have an impact on. Thank you so very much for your generous support for the trip. One more trip may be necessary before the actually mission.