Meet Pheaktra Nurse Anesthesia Provider

"If you save one life, you're a hero. If you save 100 lives, you're a nurse."

Meet Pheaktra, one of our nurse anesthesia providers. She started working at CSC right after she graduated from nursing school in 2011. In 2015, she began training as a nurse anesthetist at CSC, then trained in France in 2017. In 2017, she earned her certificate as a Nurse Anesthetist. Pheaktra can be seen daily in the Operating Theatre, caring for local people who could otherwise not afford surgical care for their disabilities. She offered, " I stay at CSC because it is my second home. CSC always provides new knowledge and additional training."

Thank you for your commitment, Pheaktra!

Author: Ellen Interlandi

Ellen, a registered nurse, and her husband Brian, an anesthesiologist, have been active volunteers at CSC since 2008. Ellen has undergraduate degrees in both Nursing and Spanish Literature, and a graduate degree in Health Management. Since 2020, Ellen has volunteered in the role of Stakeholder Relations, connecting with our generous supporters, interacting with visiting surgeons and students, and disseminating updates on Children's Surgical Centre.