Baillie Russell Brown: Director of Programs for Sight Surgery International

Born September 29, 1953, in Olympia, Washington, Baillie received her B.S. in philosophy from St. Martins University. She has a certificate in ophthalmology and a certificate in operating room protocol. She is affiliated with the California Association of Ophthalmology. Baillie Russell Brown is the director of programs for Sight Surgery International, a non-profit charitable organization that arranges and implements sight-restoring surgery clinics throughout the developing world, serving populations where blindness from cataracts is a scourge.

With over 40 years’ experience, Ms. Brown serves as an ophthalmic surgical assistant. She is responsible for recruiting, coordinating, and deploying teams of eye surgeons in over 60 countries. She has convinced medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies to donate hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of essential supplies. Prior to her position at Sight Surgery International, Brown served as a licensed optician and staff member for Direct Relief International. She has also volunteered for several community organizations including the Braille Institute and numerous health fairs. Ms. Brown has personally participated in over 70 clinics in over 40 countries including Zimbabwe, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Guyana, Mongolia, and Vietnam.

Sight Surgery International is a non-profit, humanitarian organization designed to recruit, coordinate, and deploy small teams of volunteer ophthalmologists, nurses, and technicians to perform free sight restoring surgery throughout the United States and the emerging world. Each person pays his or her own way and donates their professional skills. In a recent year, the ophthalmologic personnel examined thousands of needy patients and performed hundreds of major eye surgeries on people who would otherwise have remained blind or visually impaired.

As well, Sight Surgery International organizes teams of volunteer ophthalmologists, nurses, and technicians to perform free sight restoring surgery all over the globe. Volunteer teams perform more than 1,200 surgeries per year, with each volunteer paying his or her own way to donate their professional skills. Since the organization’s inception, ophthalmologic personnel have performed countless examinations and major eye surgeries on people who would otherwise have remained blind or visually impaired.

Learn more at www.sightsurgeryinternational.com.