Meet Makara

Makara has worked at CSC for 10 years in the Operating Theatre. He has been a nurse for 8 years and is now the Operating Theatre manager. He loves serving as the scrub nurse for complicated cases and enjoys seeing the patients get better and go home. Patients enjoy seeing his twinkling eyes smiling at them above his mask before surgery.

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.