Ohana Stories
Making the Ohana One Documentary Part Five: “The Ten Thousand Mile Bridge: Closing the Surgical Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa”
The Ohana One documentary is more than just a film; it is a call to action. The title of the documentary is The Ten Thousand Mile Bridge: Closing the Surgical Gap in sub Saharan Africa. The...
Making the Ohana One Documentary Part Four: Filming
For the entire filmmaking team, creating the Ohana One documentary was a profound learning experience. Africa was a new and exciting frontier for them. Although Bill, Sharon, and Jay had prior...
Making the Ohana One Documentary Part Three: Understanding the Need in Mozambique
The moment the filmmaking team set foot in Mozambique, it was evident that the situation at the hospital was nothing short of intense. Their hearts sank as they witnessed the suffering of the...
Making the Ohana One Documentary Part Two: Getting Ready
After the team made the decision to create the documentary, their focus shifted to the necessary preparations. Bill took charge of arranging the equipment successfully, securing a camera donation...
Making the Ohana One Documentary Part One: Building the Dream Team
Ohana One's recent mission trips took place in Mozambique, marking their first expedition since the COVID-19 pandemic imposed travel restrictions. For the past three years, the Surgical Sight Smart...
Tom Gordon: A Visionary Leader in Healthcare and Beyond
Meet Tom Gordon, an exceptional founding board member of Ohana One, whose unwavering dedication and extensive expertise have been instrumental in shaping our nonprofit organization. Tom's remarkable...
Dr. Jafrul Hannan’s Journey
Dr. Hannan's journey in Bangladesh is nothing short of remarkable, showcasing the incredible potential of the Surgical Sight Program to transform lives. In a nation where access to specialized...
Flavia’s First Mission Trip with Ohana One
As a part of the August mission trip organized by Ohana One, research intern Flavia embarked on a transformative journey to Mozambique. The adventure began with Flavia traveling through Qatar,...
Transforming Lives in Mozambique: Nia Mensah’s Journey
Meet Nia Mensah, the founder of Kusudi International, who participated for the first time in an Ohana One mission trip to Mozambique. Her experience is a compelling testament to the power of...
Healing Children Worldwide Through Innovative Technology
Ohana One, is making a significant impact in the lives of children worldwide by providing access to advanced medical care through their groundbreaking Surgical Sight Program. With the use of this...
Mental Health & Wellness for LMIC Surgeons
Shared by Meghan McCullough, MD - Project Collaborator Physician burnout has been a topic of significant interest recently in the United States, with studies showing that more than half of all...
Partnership Spotlight: Neurokids
In mid-December, Neurokids surgeon Dr. Ben Warf, Director of Neonatal and Congenital Neurosurgery at Boston Children’s Hospital was at home, and used the Ohana One Surgical Sight Glasses to...
Backpack EMR Webinar: For use on Surgical Missions and Small Clinic Settings
Interested in modernizing your clinic without electricity & internet, then you have to watch this webinar presented by Ohana One! Hear from Lori Most, the Founder of Backpack EMR on how the...
2022 Surgical Sight Program In Review
Hospitals Ohana one introduced technology in 103 hospitalsAga Khan University HospitalAin Shams UniversityAl Basher Governmental HospitalALERT HospitalAliabad University HospitalArnold Palmer...
Dr. Jennifer Bepple: Mentors Matter
By Dr. Jennifer Bepple Dr. Kurt McCammon has been the chairman at Eastern Virginia Medical School in the Department of Urology for almost 20 years. He epitomizes servant leadership, acting as not...
Partner Organization Spotlights
Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS) FIENS mission is to improve the care of individuals with neurological disease throughout the world by supporting education in...
Ten great things about the Ohana One Board of Directors
The Ohana One Board of Directors volunteer their time and talents to - well, make the impossible possible! Who would have we could grow, scale and accomplish so much in just 2.5...
2022 Highlights
What a Year! We will give you a glimpse now because we just couldn’t wait to share some highlights with you. A full overview is coming in the 2022 Annual Report, so be sure to watch for it! Surgical...
Dr. Dimuthu Tennakoon: Helping Children With Club Foot Repair
Dr. Dimuthu Tennakoon is an Orthopedic Surgeon from the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He chose to work in orthopedics after working as a medical officer in orthopedics...
Dr. David Kulber: My Mentor Story
By David A. Kulber, MD, FACS In the song by the Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime,” David Byrne inflects, “You may ask yourself, how did I get here?” As I approach my 25th year in practice, no...
Dr. Pramila Shakya: Healing Children in Nepal
Since childhood, Dr. Shakya had a dream of becoming a doctor. She chose reconstructive surgery because she finds it rewarding to witness immediate changes in patients. Dr. Shakya has been a part of...
Dr. Guilia Brigshelli: Addressing a Need For Pediatric Surgical Care in South Africa
Dr. Brisighelli chose to specialize in pediatrics because she believed it would allow her to establish a strong connection with patients and positively impact their outcomes. Under the mentorship of...
Helping at Home
Ohana One partnered with MendingKids during their Hometown Mission to make a difference in the lives of children in the United States who are unable to access life-changing surgeries due to...
Dr. Giselle Coelho: Transforming Children’s Lives
Dr. Giselle Coelho chose to become a neurosurgeon because she was fascinated by neuroanatomy and the physiology of brain function, considering neurosurgery as her life's purpose. In her opinion, the...
Ohana One’s Mission Trip to Mozambique: Transforming Lives Through Surgical Care
Each year, Ohana One leads mission trips to international locations, fostering strong relationships between local and visiting surgical teams while working together to achieve long-term skill...
Dr. Gilles Natchagande: Revolutionizing Urological Care in Benin
Dr. Natchagande has significantly enhanced his surgical skills and confidence in performing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures, thanks to the Surgical Sight Program. PCNLs are minimally...
4 Questions with Sharon Oreck
What aspect of Ohana One are you most proud of?The Social justice aspect that is inherent in providing surgical access to under-resourced communities and countries, is by far, the element that most...
Ohana One Mentorship
Ohana One's Surgical Sight Smart Glass program is comprised of volunteer surgical mentors and mentees from all around the world. These passionate professionals donate their free time to share...
Hope to Change the World
“My hands grew to the size of soccer balls, and it felt like I was carrying around a heavy rock or a small baby,” Werkneh Ourga shares.
Mentorship Monday: Dr. Marc Levitt
“I mentor because I find it so gratifying to know that I can help patients I will never meet through the eyes and hands of the surgeons I train.”
May 2022 Ohana One Fundraiser
Incredible brunch, sweeping views, live music, great surgeons with kind hearts, and cool gadgets to play with.
Meet Adrian Ashkenazy
Hi, my name is Adrian Ashkenazy. I am the current Vice President of the Ohana One Board of Directors. I view my role on the board as helping to provide the perspective of a non-medical professional...
Manal’s Life-Changing Surgeries
Manal was living in Syria with her family when a bombing left her with severe burns that covered her body, face, and hands. Her hands were so badly burned, they no longer resembled the hands she...
Ohana One Extends Support to Ukrainian Surgeons in Humanitarian Crisis
In response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Ohana One has taken a proactive step by partnering with Vuzix and TeleVu to send twenty pairs of smart glasses to assist surgeons...
Meet Dr. David Kulber
Dr. David Kulber is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and hand surgeon specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills. He is also one of the co-founders of Ohana One and is the...
Meet Kylie Tanabe
Kylie Tanabe is a licensed Physician Assistant working with Dr. David Kulber, plastic and reconstructive surgeon and hand surgeon specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills. She is...
Advancing Global Surgical Care Through Innovation and Collaboration
Ohana One, a leading organization in global surgical care, continues to make remarkable strides in its mission to bridge the gaps in surgical education and provide access to advanced training and...
Thank You Mentor Surgeons
On behalf of Ohana One, we want to thank all the incredible surgeons in the Ohana One Surgical Sight Smart glass program for their passion, dedication, and commitment to closing the surgical gap,...
We Need You
Did you know that more than 5 billion people lack access to surgical care, especially in developing countries? In fact, according to a report from The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery,...
Meet Megan
New technology can be intimidating! Especially smart glasses, merged reality platforms, and virtual assistance software. Are you curious how Ohana One surgeons navigate through this complex and...
The Ohana One Surgical Sight Smart Glass program continues to expand!
Dr. Andres Jerez from Argentina receiving his Vuzix Smart Glasses. 17 surgeons were welcomed into the Ohana this summer, bringing the total number of mentor/mentee teams to 50! Of these surgeons,...
Bringing it All Together: The Ohana One App
Dr. Edward Ray is a Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon by day and Ohana One App Developer by night! He came to know Ohana One at the invitation of co-founder and current Vice-President of the Board of...
Bringing Craniofacial Surgery Training to Vietnam
Dr. Can, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s #2 Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, recently completed five complicated Craniofacial reconstructive surgeries through Ohana One’s...
Smart Glasses Revolutionize Surgical Collaboration
Ohana One’s Surgical Sight Program provides Vuzix Smart Glasses with Help Lightning software to support our surgical mentor/mentee teams who use this state-of-the-art technology to conduct remote...
Introducing the Ohana One Interns, Summer 2021
Key Pearson currently attends Pepperdine University and will be graduating from the accelerated MBA program in 2023. Key supports Ohana One as a Business Organization intern and works directly with...
Meet Ohana One’s Board President
Dr. Michele Dee’s philanthropic drive is reflected in her daily life. As a faculty member of the Cedars-Sinai Anesthesia Residency Program, Dr. Dee supports the learning of anesthesiology residents...
