Heart To Heart Mission | Nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer

Heart To Heart Mission: 15 Years of Making a Difference Mending Dominican Hearts
- Philanthropic cardiac surgical mission serving the Dominican Republic
- Started in September, 2002
- Founded and organized by Robert D. Pascotto M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon of Fort Myers, Florida.
- Two to Three mission trips a year annually
- Totally a Volunteer Effort with no paid employees
- OVER 386 PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED ON WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS
Vision and Goals of the Heart To Heart Mission

With the moral and ethical values of honesty, integrity and compassion our vision is to make a positive impact on the health and welfare of our recipients. Our goal is to provide cooperative assistance and funds for the service of others. Our volunteers want to give back by contributing to the less fortunate in our world.

Nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer!
Please help them help themselves.

These are our typical patients that are between 17 to 45 years of age that have suffered the consequences of rheumatic heart disease and required valvular replacements. They have returned to being productive individuals.
Healthcare Seminars
- Formal workshop sessions to update young Dominican doctors and hospital staff in the care and treatment of the cardiac surgical patients.
- Informal bedside talks in the care of the cardiac surgical patient
- Continual educational initiatives with changing technology
Lecturing to interns and residents.

How can you help?

Nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer!

The Heart To Heart Mission with The International Perfusion Association (IPA) continue to partake in philanthropic cardiac surgery trips to Santiago in the Dominican Republic. The program director of the mission is cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Robert Pascotto of Fort Myers, Florida.

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Featured Patients

By coincidence this 25 yr/o female happened to enter the emergency room at the start of our mission.

This 32 year old lady (left) fatigued very easily. Cardiac workup revealed mitral stenosis, closure of the valve.

This 28 yr/o male was found to have aortic valve stenosis as a result of rheumatic fever.

This 22 year old woman could not walk across the room because of shortness of breath.

Heart To Heart Mission: 15 Years of Making a Difference Mending Dominican Hearts

Vision and Goals of the Heart To Heart Mission

Please help them help themselves.

Healthcare Seminars

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Nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer!

10th Anniversary

What we do