Blog
The stories of our Ohana
Across the world, we uncover the profound tapestry of lives transformed as skilled hands and compassionate hearts come together in the noble pursuit of healing.
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 once used to complete daily tasks. Akin to mittens, Manal didn’t have any...
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 working under incredibly challenging conditions. The medical...
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 current President of the Board of Directors. He took some time to sit down...
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 one of the co-founders of Ohana One and is the current Secretary of the...
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 mentorship programs in developing areas. Through the use of innovative...
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, one surgeon at a time. Plastic and Reconstructive Dr. Andre Panossian of...
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, “inadequate access to global surgery kills nearly 17 million people each year,...
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 revolutionary technology? This is where Megan Demijohn, the Ohana...
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, is Dr. Dimuthu Tennakoon, from Colombo, Sri Lanka who recently received...
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 Directors, Dr. David Kulber. Dr. Ray wanted to help Ohana One develop...
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 Surgical Sight Smart Glass Program-- becoming one of the only surgeons to...
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 training. This technology allows surgeons in developing countries to...