Childrens Surgical Centre

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

HealthDisabilityChildren & Youth

CharityFounded 1998National reach51-200 staff

Profile last updated: May 9, 2026

About

Founded in 1998, Childrens Surgical Centre is a charity based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia working on health, disability, children & youth.

Childrens Surgical Centre (CSC) is a non-profit tertiary teaching hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, founded in 1998 as a project to help landmine injury victims. It provides free and low-cost surgery in numerous specialties for economically disadvantaged patients, especially people with disabilities, and trains Khmer surgeons and staff with support from international surgeons and volunteers. Its services include spine, ear, eye, reconstructive and cleft surgery, and it is supported by donors, partner charities and Rotary clubs.

Location

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Founded

1998

Organisation type

Charity

Staff

51-200

Focus areas

surgerycleft lip and palateophthalmologyENTreconstructive surgerysurgical trainingCambodialandmine victims

Languages

ENKM

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthDisabilityChildren & Youth

Works for

PatientsPeople with disabilitiesPeople in povertyChildren

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity buildingVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Cleft lip and palate program

Health · Cambodia

Free cleft lip and palate surgery at CSC, sponsored in part by Smile Train, with visiting specialists training Khmer doctors.

CSC Fellowship

Health · Cambodia

Surgical fellowship in which international surgeons and volunteers work alongside Khmer surgeons and staff.

Countries of operation

Cambodia

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Smile Train, Japan Heart, Women's International Group of Cambodia, Charity Vision, Surgical Eye Expeditions International, Médecins Du Monde, Church of Latter-Day Saints, Rotary Club International, Rotary District 3450, Braxton Stuntz Foundation, Watsi, Vision Beyond Australia, Partners for Equity