Dr. Andrew Moore, II, is a plastic surgeon in Lexington, Kentucky. In his nearly 40 years of practice, Dr. Moore had helped numerous individuals with financial constraints by providing free care through his office. But by 2005, due to changes in the healthcare system including hospital ownership and insurance complexities, it became untenable to do so.
Dr. Moore made it his mission to see the working poor receive outpatient services, creating Surgery on Sunday, a nonprofit organization.
The organization provides essential outpatient procedures at no cost to income-eligible individuals who are either uninsured or under-insured and do not qualify for federal or state assistance. It was the first program of its kind in the United States. Dr. Moore and Surgery on Sunday have received recognition for this important work (i.e. 2010 CNN Hero of the Year Nominee, 2009 Red Cross Hero of the Year, 2015 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award).
