When Victoria was born early, weighing just 1.34 pounds, her mother never gave up hope that her daughter would survive and get the surgical care she needed.

Nurse Suzi Owocki’s dream of providing care to children around the world came true in 2002 when she was asked to participate in a medical mission in Honduras.

Ruben Lopez, a 25-year-old man, arrived to the medical mission here in Chiapas, Mexico wearing a surgical mask to cover his face.

Donay and Marlise van der Merwe are a rare mother and daughter combination. They are not just best friends but also partners in their commitment to improve the world for others and specifically for children born with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate.

Microsoft and their Mobile First, Cloud First strategy is perfectly aligned with Operation Smile technology imperatives and the context in which we conduct our work.

Beautiful 3-year-old Yitci immediately caught our eye on screening day during the recent medical mission in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Dr. Daniel Pyo, a plastic surgeon from New Jersey, still has a framed photo on his desk of the twins he operated on during his first medical mission with Operation Smile.

Mamta Shah, a U.S.-based nurse, has been volunteering with Operation Smile for 14 years and has participated on 15 medical missions with Operation Smile. We recently caught up with her and learned about what inspires her to continue to do the life-changing work she does for children around with world. Read on for a question and answer-style interview with Mamta Shah.

This year, the medical and non-medical team helped bring smiles to families through more than surgery alone.