This website contains my experiences, photos and opinions. It is not affiliated, with Smile Train, Operation Smile or any other charity.
I created this website to recognize and thank the folks who deserve the credit, for some amazing, inspiring and unprecedented accomplishments. These unsung heroes include my hard-working, talented co-workers, our generous donors and the thousands of selfless doctors, nurses and medical professionals. Working together, in almost 100 of the world’s poorest countries, our “coalition of compassion” has…
- Helped provide 2+ million surgeries.
- Raised almost $2 billion in donations.
- Earned the support of 3+ million donors.
- Empowered thousands of doctors through free training, equipment and financial aid.
- Pioneered virtual surgery software which helped train thousands of surgeons.
- Built an electronic medical record database of 1+ million patient charts.
- Produced an Oscar-winning film about clefts viewed by 50+ million people.
- Created a viral video about blindness viewed by 25+ million people.
Over the past 30 years, I’ve helped create and led some of the world’s best surgical charities including Smile Train, WonderWork, BurnRescue, FirstStep, 20-20-20 and Operation Smile. 1+ million miles of travel took me to refugee camps in Somalia, leper colonies in Uganda, caves in Inner Mongolia, the war-torn streets of Afghanistan and Gaza, and hundreds of slums and villages in Africa, South America and Asia. In these Godforsaken places, I witnessed hundreds of medical miracles. I’ve seen crippled children stand up and walk. Severely burned children be rebuilt and reborn. And children who were born blind, open their eyes and see their mom for the very first time.
I’ve met modern-day, good samaritans whose selflessness took my breath away. Mothers who walked for weeks with sick babies on their backs. Peasants who adopted babies they found on trash heaps. Heroic doctors and nurses who devoted their lives to helping the poor. And courageous children struggling with horrific medial problems. These people and experiences restored my faith in humanity. If they inspire you, please consider donating to the charities I celebrate. Millions of children and adults will never receive surgery unless someone helps them. You could be that someone.
To the millions of kids and adults whose lives we helped change, I thank you for changing mine.
Brian Mullaney
Smile Train Founder
