ULEAD at Operation Smile
"Operation Smile is an international medical charity with a presence in more than 60 countries, and whose global network of thousands of credentialed medical volunteers from over 80 countries is committed to helping improve the health and lives of children. For over 30 years we’ve worked with local medical professionals, governments, hospitals and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to deliver quality care to each of our patients and have established medical facilities wherever possible to continue that care for children in need. Operation Smile also offers training and educational programs that empower local medical professionals to provide services for children in their communities".
Our ULEAD team is comprised of student volunteers from UCD, UCLA, UOP, and UW that work together on building awareness, raising funds, and educating others on our mission to bring as many smiles as we can to children all across the world :)
OPERATION SMILE: ABOUT THE CHAPTERS
UC DAVIS:
“UC Davis Operation Smile is dedicated to fostering a warm and inclusive community. We are dedicated to raising awareness in addition to supporting children with cleft lip/palate through fundraising, social events, and various volunteer activities. Our commitment extends globally, enabling children worldwide to experience the joy of revealing their smiles for the first time.”
UCLA:
“UCLA Operation Smile endeavors to cultivate a network of passionate individuals dedicated to spreading awareness about cleft lip and palate deformities and backing our parent organization. We comprise a compact yet devoted team that pushes our limits through enjoyable and purposeful fundraising initiatives, all while advocating for Operation Smile and its mission!”
UOP:
University of the Pacific shares a nonprofit medical service organization with Operation Smile that provides free cleft lip & palate surgeries to impoverished countries globally. We envision a future where health and dignity are improved through safe surgery. Operation Smile at UOP helps those with cleft conditions by individually monetary donations, fundraising, and service projects. Our team consists of a variety of like minded individuals who are interested in dentistry and medicine.
“UC Davis Operation Smile is dedicated to fostering a warm and inclusive community. We are dedicated to raising awareness in addition to supporting children with cleft lip/palate through fundraising, social events, and various volunteer activities. Our commitment extends globally, enabling children worldwide to experience the joy of revealing their smiles for the first time.”
UCLA:
“UCLA Operation Smile endeavors to cultivate a network of passionate individuals dedicated to spreading awareness about cleft lip and palate deformities and backing our parent organization. We comprise a compact yet devoted team that pushes our limits through enjoyable and purposeful fundraising initiatives, all while advocating for Operation Smile and its mission!”
UOP:
University of the Pacific shares a nonprofit medical service organization with Operation Smile that provides free cleft lip & palate surgeries to impoverished countries globally. We envision a future where health and dignity are improved through safe surgery. Operation Smile at UOP helps those with cleft conditions by individually monetary donations, fundraising, and service projects. Our team consists of a variety of like minded individuals who are interested in dentistry and medicine.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. Sukh Sandhu, DMD
General Dentist
Melissa Cagney
Operation Smile Student Programs Associate, Western Region
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Rachel Oh
UCSF Dental Student
Jackson Doane
Cleft Palate Patient / Operation Smile Associate
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Shayan Liaghat
UOP Dental Student
Lisa Lalanne
Speech Language Pathologist, M.S. CCC-SLP
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Kan Rusconsi
Cleft Palate Patient / Operation Smile UOP Member
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Meet the Team!
2024 ULEAD Team - UC Davis, UCLA, UOP, & UW
Logistics Committee - 2024
Bhavdeep Kahlon (Lead) - UC Davis
Kavdeep Dara (Lead) - UC Davis Ved Tripathi (Lead) - UC Davis Rosalie Phan - UOP Cecil Hanna - UC Davis Vishal Reddy Kunam - UCLA Wenqi Li - UC Davis Daksh Shekar - UC Davis Nathalie Thi - UC Davis Janan Bustami - UCLA Chris Hin - UC Davis Vibha Venkataraman - UC Davis Ananya Srivatsan - UOP Hanna Chenna - UC Davis |
Publicity Committee - 2024
Ariel Pham (Lead) - UC Davis
Cassandra Serrano (Lead) - UC Davis Ziana D’souza (Lead) - UC Davis Chase Taylor - UCLA Meera Swamynathan - UC Davis Sophia Sandhu - UC Davis Sonia Mathur - UOP Michelle Kim - UW Niusha Pourdehmobed - UOP Shania Garcha - UC Davis Michelle Ho-Jung Kim - UW Harjot Grewal - UC Davis |