Ophthalmologist
Dr. David Brown is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with experience and interest in cataract and intraocular lens surgery, having performed over 20,000 cataract surgeries. His particular interests include refractive cataract surgery and specialty intraocular lens implants, complex cataract surgery, developing-world ophthalmology, global blindness prevention, community eye health, and healthcare public policy.
While living in East Africa, Dr. Brown served as the consultant ophthalmologist at Tenwek Hospital in western Kenya's Rift Valley Province. He has actively served on overseas teams for the last twenty years, providing and teaching cataract surgery in more than 25 countries across five continents.
He grew up in central Indiana and is a graduate of Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, where he was an academic all-American in swimming. After earning his medical doctorate from the Indiana University School of Medicine, he interned at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and completed his ophthalmology residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr. Brown holds a graduate diploma in Community Eye Health from University College London and a master's degree in healthcare administration from the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy. He is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He currently serves as the executive director and medical director of Great Lakes Surgery Center.
He and his wife, Amy, have six children. They attend Saint Joseph Orthodox Church.