Humanitarian Leaders

Meet the inspiring medical volunteers at the forefront of SEE’s mission. It is the hard work and dedication of our doctors that make our life changing work possible.

SEE’s network of over 650 volunteer medical professionals donate their time and expertise to ensure individuals all across the globe can access the care they need. We are honored to work with such inspiring humanitarian leaders that share our mission of ending preventable blindness.

Close-up photo of Dr. Helena Ndume

Dr. Helena Ndume

Growing up during Namibia’s illegal occupation by apartheid South Africa, Dr. Helena Ndume is no stranger to adversity.

She was inspired to become a humanitarian ophthalmologist after traveling to receive her education and seeing the global need for accessible eyecare.

Dr. Ndume began volunteering with SEE international over 25 years ago, and has since restored sight to over 30,000 individuals throughout her career. She has dedicated her life to eradicating the epidemic of preventable blindness in Namibia, and has been recognized with many prestigious awards for her overwhelming impact on those in need.

Drs. Preeti & Janak Shah

Drs. Preeti and Janak Shah are SEE’s volunteer power-couple. Collectively, the two have been volunteering with SEE for over 21 years, traveling for over 100 programs in 20 countries.

In addition to running their own successful private practice in Mumbai, India, and volunteering to restore sight to individuals worldwide, Drs. Preeti and Janak Shah also volunteer in SEE’s vital ophthalmology training program. Between the two of them, they have taught 26 Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery Courses at many world-renowned medical institutes, training over 200 surgeons in the technique.

In April of 2022, the couple established a charitable hospital in Palghar, called the Sai Pooja Dental and Eye Care hospital, to provide free surgeries to underserved patients. SEE supports this hospital by providing essential medical supplies.

Drs. Preeti and Janak Shah
Dr. Jeffrey Levenson photo in operating room

Dr. Jeffrey Levenson

As SEE’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Levenson has traveled all around the world to restore sight on short-term SEE programs.

Having developed cataracts himself just 13 years ago, Dr. Levenson is extremely passionate about the opportunity to restore sight to individuals in need.

He currently runs a private practice in Jacksonville, Florida, where he began his own humanitarian eyecare program called Gift of Sight. This program provides free eyecare services to locals that would otherwise be unable to access it.

Over his 12 years volunteering with SEE, Dr. Levenson has focused primarily on restoring sight in the Philippines, where he has traveled for a total of 5 short-term SEE programs.

SEE Humanitarian News

2024 Humanitarian of the Year Awards

SEE's Humanitarian of the Year Award honors the dedication and achievement of volunteer ophthalmologists and partner organizations that are committed to ending preventable blindness.

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Honoring SEE Trustee Emeritus Dr. George Primbs

We would like to honor and commemorate SEE Trustee Emeritus and friend, Dr. George Primbs, who passed away recently on January 7th, 2024.

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2023 Humanitarian of the Year Awards

SEE's Humanitarian of the Year Award honors the dedication and achievement of volunteer ophthalmologists and partner organizations that are committed to ending preventable blindness.

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SEE Global Network

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Dr. Steven Anderson
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Dr. Nguyen Anh
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Dr. Winston Chamberlain
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Dr. Sophia Chen
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Dr. Gonzalo Cruz Diaz
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Dr. Sudeep Das
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Dr. Connor Davenport
Dr. Susan DeGroot
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Dr. Lee Diane
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Dr. Federico Estrella
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Dr. Maria Fortepiano
Dr. John Fowler
Dr. Stephen Fox
Dr. Ollya Fromal
Dr. Parag Gandhi
Dr. Jimmy Garcia
Dr. Spencer Garlick

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Dr. Pamela Gonzalez Daher
Dr. Randall Goodman
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Dr. Christine Martinez
Dr. Santiago Martinez
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Dr. Wanjiku Mathenge

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Dr. Helena Ndume
Dr. Laurence Nelson
Dr. Judith Newman
Dr. Joseph Ng
Dr. Brian Nichols

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Dr. Alicia Nosworthy-Cox
Dr. Moulay Omar
Dr. Ruben Orillac
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Dr. Stanley Pletcher
Dr. Anne Pluenneke
Dr. Alicia Ponce
Dr. Jorge Ponce Nunez
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Dr. Luis Rojas Funes
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Dr. Rajesh Saini
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Dr. Jewel Sandy
Dr. Walther Schmidt
Dr. Barbara Schroeder
Dr. Avni Shah
Dr. Janak Shah
Dr. Preeti Shah
Dr. Ami Shah Vira
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Dr. Patricia Sierra
Dr. Lawrence Sieve
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Dr. Trevor Smith
Dr. Ronald Snow
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Dr. Karthik Srinivasan
Dr. Steven Sterling
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Dr. Gonzalo Vicente
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