Meet Our Board Member: Dr. Jason Frischer

This fall, we’re proud to share that Dr. Jason Frischer has been named Surgeon-in-Chief and Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Le Bonheur Children’s and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jason has been part of the Mending Kids family for 12 years and has served on our board for 8. Our Executive Director, Isabelle Fox, met Jason at a small airport in northern Tanzania, as he was lugging a rolling suitcase filled with Pringles and Ramen (he was worried he would have nothing to eat). We proved him wrong, and since then, his commitment to our mission has run deep, and his impact has been felt across the globe.
 
Dr. Frischer's dedication, leadership, and heart have shaped so much of what we do. We're incredibly proud of his new role at Le Bonheur and grateful for his continued service to Mending Kids.

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​Get to know Dr. Frischer

How did you get involved with Mending Kids?
A Google search.
 
Missions you’ve joined:
Tanzania and Paraguay. Every single mission and patient is memorable.
 
The most impactful part of being involved with Mending Kids:
The impact. It is direct, immediate, and palpable.
 
Your idea of happiness:
Being in the thick of a mission and knowing what’s happening has immense meaning.
 
Bucket list:
Happiness for all.
 
Three dinner guests, past, present, or future:
Robert Gross, Derek Jeter, Abraham Lincoln.
 
A phrase you overuse:
Do the right thing.

Mend a Child

Read more about his new position here and why we are so grateful to have him in our Mending Kids Family.

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