Having developed a true love of caring for kids, Dr. Kolker devotes himself to the plastic surgical care of children in the New York area, and also regularly travels to communities in third-world countries with the Smile Asia organization, providing surgery to babies and children as well as education to local physicians to promote sustainable healthcare for children for years to come.
In his mission work, Dr. Kolker focuses on restoring physical balance, self-confidence, and social acceptance to children born with cleft lip, cleft palate, and other facial birth defects. Dr. Kolker's most recent pediatric plastic surgery missions with Operation Smile and Smile Asia were to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Fez, Morocco, Calcutta, India, Cape Coast, Ghana, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Chinandega, Nicaragua, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Kigali, Rwanda, and Taunggyi, Myanmar.. For more information, or for other ways to donate to this wonderful organization, speak to any of our staff or visit www.smileasia.org
Dr. Adam Kolker's Recent Plastic Surgery Missions:
- Taunggyi, Myanmar Mar 2019
- Taunggyi, Myanmar Mar 2016
- Cambodia (Phnom Penh) Mar 2014
- Rwanda (Kigali) Feb 2013
- Cambodia (Phnom Penh) Feb 2012
- Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Oct 2010
- Nicaragua (Chinandega) Feb 2010
- Honduras (Tegucigalpa) Feb 2009
- Ghana (Cape Coast) Mar 2008
- india (Calcutta) Nov 2007
- Morocco (Fez) Mar 2006
- Cambodia (Phnom Penh) Mar 2005