Meet Dr. Hobar he is an amazing man and we are lucky to call him our Doctor. We searched and research for the best of the best craniofacial surgeons in the US and amazed to find him in our very backyard, Dallas, TX. We wanted to tell you about his Non-profit organization LEAP, Life Enhancement Association for People.
LEAP is comprised of volunteer plastic surgeons, urologists, eye surgeons, anesthesiologists, orthodontists, nurses and support staff. Dedicating time, expertise and often their own resources, these volunteers endeavor to bring free surgical care to children and adults born with deformities.
LEAP is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing and enriching the lives of people around the world by providing free specialized medical services in the love of Christ.
Dedicated to the Impossible:Some cases are much too complicated to be done in developing countries. LEAP, known as the ‘medical team of last resort,’ has a special fund to bring patients back to the United States to undergo procedures in a safe and controlled setting. Learn more about the Landmark Fund.
LEAP has a special fund that allows some children with extremely complicated medical deformities to be brought to the U.S. where LEAP doctors and nurses perform the complex reconstructive procedures.
Dedicated to Christ:LEAP is a faith-based Christian organization. The mission for LEAP is to show others the love of Christ through our work, and, hopefully, open the door for others to see Christ. When we go to remote parts of the world and change a life for a person who may have no hope, it is an example of the gospel — grace intervening in an otherwise hopeless situation. When asked why we do this, we tell them “because Christ saved us from a hopeless situation, and His love is available to everyone.”
LEAP provides its services to all patients in need, regardless of religious or political affiliation. LEAP also welcomes volunteers that are not Christian. The only requirement is that the Christian principles that define LEAP are respected and followed in serving others. One of the great joys of LEAP is seeing lives changed both in our patients and their communities, and even in some of our own team members.
Operating Principles- LEAP is called to serve others in the love of Christ through the talents of team members.
- LEAP is dedicated to providing specialized medical services free of charge to the patients and families.
- LEAP partners with local hospitals and communities to provide care and surgeries to untouched regions of the world.
- LEAP is dedicated to long-term commitments and relationships established in those countries we serve, partnering with local organizations to assure the greatest continual care for the patients.
- LEAP is committed to bringing the most gifted and talented medical professionals to ensure the best care possible in the countries we serve.
- LEAP is determined on training the nations we serve with the latest health care teachings and procedures.
We started LEAP with the idea of going on a single mission trip. God had planted a little seed in my heart and I took a little step forward in faith. That was it. God did everything else. That step began in 1991, and 20 years later, totally not as our intention or plan, LEAP is now a global organization that has worked in 17 countries and has touched the lives of over 6,000 patients. We are blessed to continue to grow and serve others with the love of Christ.
I wanted to find a way to use my skills as a surgeon to help people who didn’t have access to reconstructive surgical care. So many kids have to grow up with the embarrassment of a facial deformity because they live in a country with little or no surgeons who can perform this type of surgery. We wanted to provide for the people out there who are counting on us.
-Dr. P. Craig Hobar
Founder and Medical Director, LEAP Foundation
Director of International Craniofacial Development,
Medical City Children’s Hospital
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