Our Team

Dental Clinic

Dr Shahzeen Barodawala

Resident Dentist, Leh

Dr Marie Nordstrom – Sweden

Advisor and International Volunteer Support

Mrs Yangchan Dolma – Ladakh

Nurse and Clinic Manager

Miss Dolkar

Clinical Maintenance

Dr Smita Shrestha

Dentist – Kathmandu, Nepal

Vision Clinic

Ms Dechen Yangdol – Ladakh

Optometry Technician

Ms Tsering Lhamo – Ladakh

Optometry Technician

Ms Tondup Angmo – Ladakh

Optometry Technician

Women’s Health Care

Dr Ladhol Kalon – Ladakh

Gynecologist

Dr Dekyi Yangzom

Physician

Physicians & specialist consultants

Dr Virender Sangwan

Cornea & Stem Cell Specialist

LV Prasad Eye Institute – Hyderabad

Dr Quek Swee Chong – Singapore

Gynecologist, surgeon

Director of Himalayan Women’s Health Project

Dr Myra Elliott – Singapore

Oral Surgeon

International humanitarian dental expedition team leader

Dr Nordan Otzer – Ladakh

Physician, EEN&T specialist

Himalayan Health Project team leader

Essential allies of the project

Bill Kite – New Zealand, Ladakh, Nepal

Himalayan Health Project coordinator

Pennie Jackson – Singapore & New Zealand

Logistical and humanitarian team leader

Erik Koto – USA

Film maker / documentarian of Himalayan Health project

Andrew Spencer – New Zealand

Project website architect and artist

Ms Manjeet Kaur – Singapore

CostSavers Travel

Logistical flight & cargo manager in Singapore

Mr Jatinder Dhingra

Impact Travel

Logistical & flight manager in New Delhi

Logistical Support Team

Nuri Sherpa – Nepal

Nirku Rai – Nepal

Duti Rai – Nepal

Bhim Thapa – Nepal

Shyam Karki – Nepal

All those associated with The Himalayan Vision Project are grateful for the tireless and heroic efforts of the teams of international vision health care physicians and optometrists who have brought vastly improved quality of life to countless men, women and children of Ladakh over the past 7 years.
Our objectives and capabilities have taken a quantum leap forward by virtue of an alliance formed with the prestigious LV Prasad Eye Institute located in Hyderabad. This invaluable collaboration was made possible by the friendship and shared ideals of one of the world's most renowned and admired cornea and stem cell specialists, Dr Virender Sangwan. Dr Sangwan came to the aid of a Ladakhi police officer who was suffering from an extremely serious eye condition and through the successful treatment of that very fortunate individual has become a friend and inspiration to us all.
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Dr Quek Swee Chong
MBBCh, BAO (Dublin) MRCOG (UK) FAMS (Singapore)
Dr Quek Swee Chong is a specialist in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the ACS Clinic for Women Gleneagles Medical Centre. He was formerly Senior Consultant & Head, Pre-invasive Disease & Screening Unit, Department of Gynaecological Oncology, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital. He serves on the board of the International Federation of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology. A former president of the Society of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology of Singapore, he now sits on the present council.
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Fully functional humanitarian health care
for the people of Ladakh.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama
blessing the Lamdon Clinic

The Lamdon Clinic now serves as "Basecamp" for our ambitious goal of bringing world class dental, vision and women's health care to the people of Ladakh. Not only will we continue to offer cost free treatments for all who come to our doors, but we will now also be sending mobile screening teams of medical professionals to drive or hike to the remotest villages and settlements in the Indus, Nubra and Zanskar Valley regions of Ladakh to educate, examine and if necessary transport patients who need treatment and rehabilitation back to our main clinic complex in Leh.
We draw our guidance from the compassionate inspiration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama who advocates doing all that is possible for those needlessly suffering or deprived of their basic human right of adequate medical care regardless of their religious loyalties, gender, citizenship or financial means.
We were greatly honored when His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to our clinic in 2012 and blessed it's capabilities and aspirations.

Coverage shown on Tibet Television network of His Holiness blessing the Lamdon Clinic

Julley everyone! I'm Dr Marie Nordstrom, the resident dentist at the Himalayan Dental Project Clinic in Leh, Ladakh. Two years ago I was working at a humanitarian dental clinic in Cambodia. When it was time to move on I was browsing around on the internet searching for another inspirational opportunity where I could volunteer my dental abilities and I came across the Himalayan Dental Project. I sent off an email expressing my interest to volunteer and within a few hours I had a reply from the project coordinator Bill Kite inviting me to join the the clinic team in Ladakh. After his first email I instinctively had a feeling that this would turn into something really significant and decided to book my flight to India and then up to Ladakh. A short time later I found myself at more than 3,500m above sea level in the Himalayas with spectacular mountain views
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