In recent years Sierra Leone has emerged from a devastating civil war and is currently in the process of rebuilding. With a population of over six million people, Sierra Leone has fewer than twenty-five surgeons in their entire nation. Essential medical care services in the country are lacking as a result. Surg+Restore is a non-profit that sends North American volunteers to provide regular intensive training sessions with local doctors and nurses in Sierra Leone. Surg+Restore

By David Murray - December 24, 2014 It's fair to say a majority of Americans probably can't locate Sierra Leone on a world map. Many may not even be sure upon which continent the country lies. However, this small African nation and its people have become the driving passion of at least one native Montanan. Dr. Scott Brown, 53, is an anesthesiologist who grew up in Havre and earned his pre-med degree at Carroll College. For the past 15 years, Brown has traveled the world, help

By Tori Thomas - December 29, 2014 Havre native Dr. R. Scott Brown is making a difference in the African health care system. Brown resides in Oregon where he is the medical director of the Oregon Anesthesia Group Pain Clinic. He is also an anesthesiologist at various surgical centers. Brown is also the president and founder of the foundation Surg+Restore. This organization was established to set up the African country of Sierra Leone's first plastic surgery department which i

By KIM BRIGGEMAN Missoulian - December 10, 2014 We hear Sierra Leone these days and think “Ebola.” Some 1,400 people have died there since the deadly virus swept in last spring, second only to the 3,000 in Liberia to the south. Dr. Scott Brown had been working on the deplorable medical conditions in Sierra Leone for years before that. The Portland, Ore., anesthesiologist who grew up in Havre made eight trips to the nation on the West African coast with small medical teams sin

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Listen to the full interview by clicking the link below. President and founder of Surg+Restore, R. Scott Brown, was interviewed last week by 5 time Emmy award winning radio personality, Sheila Hamilton of KINK 101.9 FM in Portland, Oregon.  The interview will be aired the week of September 16th, in preparation for the first annual Surg+Restore and Dynasty House fundraiser to benefit the development of Sierra Leone’s first and only Burn and Reconstructive Surgery Department, w