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The mission of our non-profit, Earicles ~ Miracles for Ears, is to help children born without ears thrive through Education, Advocacy, Research and Surgical care (EARS). Earicles held the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Microtia Atresia Conference (LAMAC) at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, California during the July 10-12th weekend. This conference provided Education about Microtia […]

I have previously blogged about the scarless technique that I developed for placing the titanium implant for Bone Anchored Auditory Processors (commonly known as BAHAs) during the 1st stage Medpor ear reconstruction surgery. This provides my Microtia and Atresia patients the ability to hear directly through bone conduction and is an excellent alternative to those

We recently started receiving several donations from Ontario, Canada. The 5th donation within 24 hours had this message attached: “This donation from Gabriela is on behalf of her friend whose birthday wish is to support this amazing organization.  Happy Birthday!”  My staff did some digging and tracked down the birthday girl’s mother.  She happened to

Last night I did a Google+ Hangout On Air presentation on simultaneous Microtia Ear Reconstruction surgery (using the Medpor technique) with Bone Anchored Hearing Device Implants. After my presentation there was a live, interactive Question/Answer session at the end with online viewers. This was my very first Hangout On Air presentation and I was very

This weekend microtia families from all over Ecuador came together to create a special surprise for KISS musician, Paul Stanley, thanking him for bringing a voice to Microtia in his new book Face The Music. These microtia families all painted their face just like Paul Stanley (aka “Starchild”) with a white face and a big

I recently traveled to Quito, Ecuador and Bogota, Colombia to host the 2nd Annual Ecuador Microtia Atresia Conference (ECMAC) and my 1st Colombia Microtia Atresia Conference (COLMAC).  I am extremely grateful to Javier and Nathalie Carrion, for coordinating ECMAC, as well as to Miguel and Erika Pava, for coordinating COLMAC.  I have a very special

As we get closer to the Earicles 2nd Annual Los Angeles Microtia Atresia Conference (LAMAC), I can’t help but think of all of the wonderful stories that came out of LAMAC 2013 and get excited about the new memories that will be created at LAMAC 2014! One story that specifically comes to mind is of

I invited my Microtia Patient Liaison, Tiffany, to come with me to K and B Surgical Center in Beverly Hills to watch me perform a typical 1st Stage Medpor Ear Reconstruction surgery from start to finish. Tiffany has a Bilateral Microtia Atresia child who has already gone through the ear reconstruction process on both ears.

This past year has been even more amazing than the 1st year! This second year has been very rewarding for a number of reasons: Formation of Earicles – Miracles for Ears: This past year I started a long-time dream of mine, the formation of a non-profit organization, dedicated to help children born without ears thrive