1. Who are the doctors that make
up the FACE team?
Our team is made up of facial plastic surgeons, plastic
surgeons and cosmetic dentists from all around Florida.
2. What are the main missions of
FACE?
FACE has several missions. Our largest mission to date has
been taking care of indigent and uninsured children in the North
Florida area who have had facial trauma (dog bites, automobile
accidents) as well as those who have congenital facial
deformities. We also take trips abroad to countries like Ecuador
and El Salvador and take care of patients with a myriad of
reconstructive problems.
Another mission of FACE is to educate physicians from foreign
countries in modern surgical techniques so that they are able to
provide those services to their own patients.
3. Is FACE a charitable
organization?
Yes. FACE is a non-profit organization and is filed with the
Internal Revenue Service as a 501-c-3 public charity [ID #
20-2639793].
4. How do you take care of local
FACE patients?
Local charitable cases are either taken care of at the Garcia
Facial Plastic Surgery Institute in Jacksonville, Florida or are
taken to the operating room at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
5. Can a FACE patient that is not
from Jacksonville come to the area to see the volunteer
physicians?
Yes. We ask however that all travel arrangements, lodging and
food be taken care of by the patients or their families. If you
need assistance with any of the above, one of our team members
can help in arranging contacts who may be able to volunteer and
help with these needs.
6.- How does FACE help children in Florida?
In addition to providing surgical care for
children at our FACE facilities, we help children in need by working with physicians in rural, underserved
Florida hospitals. These physicians are invited to spend
time in one of our facilities learning advanced techniques in Cranio-Facial
and reconstructive surgery of the face. These FACE
fellowship graduates return to their rural hospitals with
specific skills to improve the quality of care for their
patients. Through our IT network, FACE provides local
surgeons with a continuing medical education resource and access
to guidance from participating doctors worldwide.
7. How does FACE help educate
physicians from abroad?
We do this in two ways. Many times we work
with local physicians and surgeons as we take trips abroad in a cooperative
effort to take care of patients. We also have 2 week preceptorships available at our Jacksonville facility for
physicians who wish to learn more detailed and extensive
knowledge about some of the procedures we perform.
8. Does FACE accept
contributions?
Yes. We accept tax-deductible contributions from
corporate as well as private donors. If you would like to make a
contribution, please
click here or
contact FACE Administrator Tom Cox at 512-586-8400
9. Do any of the volunteers of
FACE receive compensation for their services?
All of our physician and dental volunteers receive no
compensation for their professional services to FACE.
9. How can I volunteer to become
a FACE team member?
Please contact our Administrator, Tom
Cox at
512-586-8400
