Iberian Surgery Mission Operates in Ramallah
Iberian Surgery Mission Operates in Ramallah

This week, a volunteer pediatric cardiac surgery team from Spain and Portugal started to operate on sick children with congenital heart disease at the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah. Led by surgeon Dr. Victor Bautista-Hernandez, the team includes surgeon Dr. Jorge de Oliveira, cardiologist Dr. Isaac Martínez, anesthesiologist Dr. Claudia Almeida, Pediatric Intensivist Dr. Iria Rivera, Perfusionist José González, Anesthesia Nurse Daniela C. Rosas, OR nurse Sonia Texeira, and ICU nurses Jocelina Cabral, Milagros Liñares, and Rita Jácome. The PCRF is the main NGO building a pediatric cardiac surgery program in Palestine.