Day 3: May 20th, Ecuador Mission
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 – What a blessing to have such giving and selfless professionals to work with. The Medical/Pediatric team traveled to Santiago de Quito, where they saw 64 optometry patients, 65 Adult patients, and 18 pediatric patients. There were lines of villagers in their colorful clothing waiting for the first doctor that some...
Day 2: Monday, May 19, Ecuador Mission
Day 2 was quite a day! 21 cataract surgeries. A 25-year-old had his first eye done. He was basically blind in both eyes. We would see the next day that the surgery was successful and plan for his other eye. OR Room 1 – Dr. Michael Sable, Dr. David Krebs, Nurse Lorena Chinchilla, and...
Surgery Log, Bilateral Cataracts, Ecuador Mission 2025
Well, another successful cataract surgery mission trip to Ecuador is in the books. Too many unbelievable experiences to show in one post, so I will spread them over a few days. This is a 14 year old boy with a genetic disorder that gave him bilateral cataracts and severe nystagmus in both eyes. We decided...
Arrival and Day 1: Ecuador Mission 2025
Journal by Dr. Joseph Ng May 17th Arrival e all arrived at JFK around 6:00 a.m. today and finally made it to the hotel around 10:00 p.m. EST, ready for our first workday tomorrow. 2025 marks our 13th year, and we are fortunate to have over 40 participants joining us to provide care to those...
Retired Mather Hospital President Joins U.S. Medical Team to Restore Sight for Hundreds in Ecuador
Photo: Left to Right: Kenneth Roberts, also a board member of SoH, Inc. a nonprofit; Varvara Boryushkina MD, Primary Care Mather Medical Group; Mahmoud Yaseen MD, Internal Medicine Resident; Manu Dwivedi MD, Internal Medicine Resident ; Iryna Ilyasova MD, Hospitalist; Kati Giacobbe RN, Emergency Department; Melissa Monaghan RN, Endoscopy; George Coritsidis MD, Chair of Internal...
Support Our GoFundMe for the NYC Five Boro Bike Tour!
This May, 35 volunteer healthcare professionals will travel to Riobamba, Ecuador, to provide those in need with free cataract surgeries and medical (adult & pediatric) services. Since 2012, Sights on Health’s volunteer surgical team has performed more than 735 sight-restoring surgeries. This extraordinary mission also includes a volunteer medical team that examines adult and pediatric patients, diagnosing and...
Christina Carmi, RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering – Organizing Action!
Christina Carmi – middle row, third from the left. A big thank you to Christina Carmi (RN, Memorial Sloan Kettering) for organizing an NYC Pilates class that raised $600 for our Ecuador mission this upcoming May. And many thanks to SLT Studio (@sltnyc), the wonderful instructor Denita, and all the incredible women who joined...
Support 35 Volunteers for their Surgical & Medical Mission
This May, 35 volunteer healthcare professionals will travel to Riobamba, Ecuador, to provide those in need with free cataract surgeries and medical (adult & pediatric) services. Since 2012, Sights on Health’s volunteer surgical team has performed more than 735 sight-restoring surgeries. This extraordinary mission also includes a volunteer medical team that examines adult and pediatric patients, diagnosing and...
Celebrating Generosity – Thank you Dr. Jessica Czechowski
Sights on Health expresses heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Jessica Czechowski for her generous donation of medical supplies for our Ecuador mission. Her donation of essential medical and surgical supplies sets us up for success in serving underserved communities. Dr. Czechowski’s contribution highlights her commitment to global health and provides a significant head start for our preparations....
Nicholas Chin’s Commitment to Service Helps Fund Life-Changing Eye Surgeries in South America
Nicholas Chin, a 15 year old student from a high school on Long Island, NY, decided this past summer to create a GoFundMe Page to raise money to support Sights on Health’s goal of providing free cataract surgery to those in need in South America. Since the summer, his GoFundMe page has raised $2,035 for...
Join Our Team > 2025 Five Boro Bike Tour
Join us as we cycle through the five boros of NYC: Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn & Staten Island on Sunday May 4th, 2025. Registration is now open and Dr. Coritsidis, the team leader has registered and has created a Sights on Health Team. Make sure when you register for the bike tour, you join the...
Wish List for Medical & Cataract Surgical Mission to Ecuador May 2025
Below are supplies our team will need in order to examine & treat patients… perhaps you would like to purchase an item as a holiday gift for a loved one! Below print your gift receipt. There are all price ranges to fit everyone’s wallet… Sights On Health is a nonprofit tax exempt organization as described in...