After graduating from Loma Linda University Medical School in 1970, Dr. Davidian spent two years in Guyana as a missionary physician and surgeon, then five more years in Northern California, as a general physician. He then completed ophthalmology training at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles. Working as Chief of Ophthalmology at Riverside General Hospital, he was requested to teach at Montemorelos University in Mexico. In 1981, after spending two weeks with the medical students there, he recognized their great potential for advancement to ophthalmology. A program of training was developed and that program has now trained over 200 high-quality ophthalmologists who serve all over South and Central America, the Caribbean, and even Africa. After 21 years teaching at Loma Linda University, he moved into private practice in California and Oregon. The organization he started, Adventist International Eye Services, ran the Mexico program for many years, then as it became self-sustaining, moved on to develop a program in Madagascar. Our program there has had a clinic in Antananarivo, the capitol city, for 20 years. It now also has three residents training in comprehensive ophthalmology. Under supervision by Dr. Davidian, the staff has increased to eight doctors and the patient flow to over 2,000 patients a month. It is a very dynamic and growing program that will provide the underserved country of Madagascar with essential eye care. Dr. Davidian lives in Southern Oregon with his wife, Jeanne.