Richard Tea
Richard Tea
Vascular Surgery · New York, New York



Cambodia Pediatric Heart Surgery Mission


January 31st
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Project Description

organizing this inaugural congenital heart surgery mission in partnership with local hospital. We will provide free heart surgery to children of Cambodia who born with congenital heart defect

Population Served

Indigent children and family who otherwise will not have a chance to survive to adulthood. These population are the poorest of the poor of Cambodia

Expected Impact

To provide life-saving pediatric cardiac surgery for underserved children in Cambodia while building long-term local capacity in cardiac care. Continuous learning remotely and via Global Health Initiative platform and more than one mission a year.


Trip Photos & Recap

These are the photos of our very first two patients we operated for this inaugural Cambodia Pediatric Heart Surgery mission February 2026. The photos depict the two patents from the preop, intraop, ICU recovery and 1st follow up visit. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Doximity Foundation in support the cost of travel for the mission.