HIGHLIGHTS
Awards & Honors
Gregory S. Hageman, PhD, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the University of Utah’s 2023 Innovation Awards celebration. The award recognizes U researchers working to translate their research into technologies that benefit the public. Hageman, executive director of Moran’s Sharon Eccles Steele Center for Translational Medicine, has led his field in understanding the genetics of age-related macular degeneration and developing new therapies for the disease.
Nick Mamalis, MD, and Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, co-directors of the Moranbased Intermountain Ocular Research Center, received video, poster, and best-paper-of-session awards at the 41st American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) meeting. The video, “The key to clarity: The open/expanded-bag IOL concept,” also received top honors at the Brazilian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting.
Additional honors for Werner in 2023 included delivering the Richard P. Kratz Lecture at the 35th Congress of German Ophthalmic Surgery and the 67th Snell Memorial Lecture at the Rochester Ophthalmology Conference.
Moran’s neuro-ophthalmology team and collaborators received numerous honors at the 2023 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) meeting. Meagan Seay, OD, received the Merit Award, and Nancy Lombardo, librarian emerita at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, received the Tom Carlow Distinguished Service Award for their work on the Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) project. Neuro-ophthalmology fellow Carolyne Riehle, DO, won Best Presentation by a Fellow, and U of U medical student Merrick Reynolds received the J. Lawton Smith Award for the paper in the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology receiving the most views in 2022. Co-authors included Moran faculty members Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD, Kathleen B. Digre, MD, and Judith E.A. Warner, MD.
Drs. Nick Mamalis and Liliana Werner, second and third from right, at the ASCRS Film Festival awards ceremony.
Rachel Hess, MD, director of the University of Utah’s Health System Innovation and Research Program, presents the award to Gregory S. Hageman, PhD.
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Medical student Merrick Reynolds, left, and Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD, at the 2023 NANOS meeting
Awards & Honors
NEW ENDOWED CHAIRS
Three Moran Eye Center faculty scholars were awarded endowed chairs in 2023 and honored in events that also recognized chair donors. “As the University’s primary means of recognizing academic distinction, endowed chairs and professorships promote excellence and enable the university to attract, retain, and honor distinguished faculty members,” says Randall J Olson, MD, Moran CEO, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and holder of the Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair. “We are grateful to all of the donors who, across generations, make the Moran Eye Center the object of their lasting and generous philanthropy.”
T HE NEW CHAIR HOLDERS ARE:
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCS
—Jack R. and Hazel M. Robertson Presidential Endowed Chair
Ahmed, a surgeon-scientist known for innovation, directs Moran’s Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation. In this position, he spearheads efforts to develop better diagnostics, safer and more effective therapies and surgical devices, a deeper understanding of glaucoma and its genetics, and expanded access to care.
Nick Mamalis, MD
—Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Presidential Endowed Chair
Mamalis is a surgeon-scientist who directs Moran’s Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and co-directs the Intermountain Ocular Research Center. An expert on intraocular lenses used to replace the eye’s natural lens during cataract and other surgeries, Mamalis has also helped hospitals nationwide protect patients from a rare but potentially sight-threatening condition known as Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome.
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
—Ralph and Mary Tuck Presidential Endowed Chair
Werner co-directs the Intermountain Ocular Research Center and serves as vice-chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Moran. Her research focuses on ophthalmic implantable biodevices, particularly intraocular lens design, materials, and complications. Among her honors, she was the first woman to receive the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s prestigious Charles D. Kelman Award and Lecture.
HIGHLIGHTS
Nick Mamalis, MD
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSCS
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Events
Diversity Day at Moran
The Moran Eye Center’s Second Annual Diversity Day
Robert H. Hales, MD, Memorial Endowed Lectureship highlighted a national mentorship program to boost the number of underrepresented medical students in ophthalmology residency programs.
Keith D. Carter, MD, chair of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and former president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, delivered the endowed lecture, “Working Toward Diversity in Ophthalmology.”
Bench to Bedside Competition
A device that helps patients keep a steady gaze during eye surgery took the Grand Prize Runner-Up award at the 2023 Bench to Bedside competition presented by the Center for Medical Innovation at University of Utah Health. Named the OcuGuide, the invention is the brainchild of Joanna Gorka, a medical student, aspiring ophthalmologist, and mentee of Moran ophthalmologist Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD.
Translational Research Day
Moran’s annual Translational Research Day focused on the center’s current breakthroughs.
The National Eye Institute’s Kapil Bharti, PhD, delivered the keynote address, “Translating RPE Biology in Disease Treatment Using Stem Cells.”
The annual conference, co-chaired by Bryan W. Jones, PhD, and Leah Owen, MD, PhD, included presentations from several Moran faculty members on a variety of ophthalmic research topics.
HIGHLIGHTS
Keith D. Carter, MD, and Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, at Moran’s second annual Diversity Day.
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From left, Bryan W. Jones, PhD, Kapil Bharti, PhD, and Leah Owen, MD, PhD. Medical student Joanna Gorka and Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD, at the Bench to Bedside competition.
Events
Department of Defense Presentations
Moran Eye Center CEO Randall J Olson, MD, and University of Utah Health CEO Michael L. Good, MD, welcomed Department of Defense (DOD) dignitaries to a day in September of research tours and presentations at Moran, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, and the campus orthopedic surgery lab of Dustin L. Williams, PhD.
Moran researchers Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, Moussa Zouache, PhD,
David Krizaj, PhD, and Frans Vinberg, PhD, were among those participating. DOD officials included The Honorable Lester Martinez-Lopez, MD, assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs, and Eugene Smith Jr., DHA, FACHE, executive officer to the assistant secretary of defense.
Robert Charles, chief, medical research collaborations, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, presented “Collaborative Research with Defense Health Agency Laboratories and Hospitals.”
Uveitis Fellows Forum
The Moran Eye Center in January 2024 hosted the 15th Annual Uveitis Fellows Forum, presented by the American Uveitis Society. Co-chaired by Moran’s Albert T. Vitale, MD, and Marissa Larochelle, MD, the event served as a robust career planning and mentoring conference. It included a session moderated by Moran’s Caroline Craven, MD, of case presentations by uveitis fellows from institutions around the U.S. and a lively discussion of these cases by a roster of distinguished faculty physicians.
Interventional Glaucoma Consortium
The 2023 Interventional Glaucoma Consortium returned to Salt Lake City in 2023, bringing together top thought leaders in the field and offering a dedicated program for glaucoma fellows in partnership with Moran.
Program chairs and keynote speakers included Moran’s Ike Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, and Rachel G. Simpson, MD. Moran faculty member Craig J. Chaya, MD, presented “Going Global with Interventional Glaucoma,” and Brian C. Stagg, MD, presented “Glaucoma Informatics.”
The consortium promotes a proactive approach to patient care.
HIGHLIGHTS
From left, Michael L. Good, MD, The Honorable Lester Martinez-Lopez, MD, Randall J Olson, MD
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Rachel G. Simpson, MD, and Ike Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, center, participate in a panel at the 2023 Interventional Glaucoma Consortium in Salt Lake City.
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC
Professor; Jack R. and Hazel M. Robertson Presidential Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
• Glaucoma
• Complex Cataract Surgery
• Lens Implant Complications
William Barlow, MD
Associate Professor
SPECIALTIES
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Cataract Surgery
• Refractive Surgery
CEO of the John A. Moran Eye Center
Randall J Olson, MD
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
The Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair Director, University of Utah Vision Institute
SPECIALTIES
• Cataract Services
• External Eye Diseases
Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Professor; Val A. and Edith D. Green Presidential Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
• Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
• Retinal Biochemistry-Nutrition
• Inherited Retinal Diseases
• Macular Degeneration
Craig J. Chaya, MD
Associate Professor; Medical Director, Moran Global Outreach Division; John E. and Marva M. Warnock Presidential Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
• Cataract Surgery
• Glaucoma
• Anterior Segment Surgery
Susan Chortkoff, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor; Associate Editor of morancore.utah.edu
SPECIALTY
• Glaucoma
Caroline M. Craven, MD
Assistant Professor SPECIALTIES
• Ocular Oncology
• Uveitis and Ocular Immunology
• Vitreoretinal Diseases
Alison Crum, MD
Associate Professor
SPECIALTY
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
Kathleen B. Digre, MD
Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology; Chair, Clinical Ophthalmology Resource for Education (Moran CORE) Committee; Senior Editor, morancore. utah.edu
SPECIALTY
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
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MORAN EYE CENTER Ophthalmologists
MORAN EYE CENTER
David C. Dries, MD
Associate Professor SPECIALTIES
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult Strabismus
• Complicated Adult and Child Strabismus
• Craniofacial Disorders
Katherine S. Hu, MD
Assistant Professor SPECIALTIES
• Corneal Transplantation
• Cataract Surgery
• Vision Correction Surgery (LASIK, PRK, Phakic IOLs)
Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS, FASOPRS
Professor; Division Chief of Oculoplastics
SPECIALTIES
• Oculoplastics and Facial Plastic Surgery
• Pediatric and Adult Eyelid, Eye Socket, Tear Duct Abnormalities
Ophthalmologists 2023-2024
Monika Fleckenstein, MD
Professor SPECIALTIES
• Treatment and Management of AMD
• Degenerative Retinal Diseases
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor SPECIALTIES
• Adult and Pediatric Retina Diseases and Surgery
Eric Hansen, MD
Assistant Professor; Director of Ocular Oncology SPECIALTIES
• Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
• Ocular Oncology
Griffin Jardine, MD
Associate Professor; Director of Medical Student Education for the Department of Ophthalmology; Editor of morancore.utah.edu
SPECIALTIES
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult Strabismus
H. Joon Kim, MD
Associate Professor SPECIALTIES
• Oculoplastic and Facial Plastic Surgery
• Pediatric and Adult Eyelid, Eye Socket, Tear Duct Abnormalities
Robert O. Hoffman, MD
Professor SPECIALTIES
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult Strabismus
• Complicated Pediatric and Adult Strabismus
• Pediatric Outreach
Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD
Professor SPECIALTIES
• Cataract Services
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Marissa Larochelle, MD
Associate Professor SPECIALTIES
• Uveitis and Ocular Immunology
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Cataract Surgery
Amy Lin, MD
Associate Professor; Medical Director of Utah Lions Eye Bank; Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs SPECIALTIES
• Corneal Transplantation
• Cataract Surgery
• Vision Correction Surgery (LASIK, PRK, Phakic IOLs)
• Ocular Surface Disease
Theresa Long, MD
Assistant Professor; Director of Ophthalmology Consult Services
SPECIALTIES
• Cataract Surgery
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Ophthalmic Hospitalist Services
Austin S. Nakatsuka, MD
Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
• Anterior Segment and Complex Cataract Surgery
• Medical and Surgical Glaucoma
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Nishika M. Reddy, MD
Associate Professor
SPECIALTIES
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Ocular Surface Disease
Nick Mamalis, MD
Professor; Director of the Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory; Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Presidential Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
• Cataract Services
• Ophthalmic Pathology
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
Associate Professor; Dr. Ezekiel R. and Edna Wattis Dumke Endowed Chair; Vice-Chair of Clinical Affairs
SPECIALTIES
• Anterior Segment and Complex Cataract Surgery
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Brian T. Rose, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
SPECIALTY
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Douglas Marx, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
SPECIALTIES
• Oculoplastic and Facial Plastic Surgery
Mark D. Mifflin, MD
Professor; Director, Cornea and Refractive Division; Associate Medical Director, Utah Lions Eye Bank; Director, Cornea Fellowship Program
SPECIALTIES
• Corneal Transplantation
• Cataract Surgery
• Vision Correction Surgery (LASIK, PRK, Phakic IOLs)
Meet Our Physicians
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Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD
Professor; Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair at the University of Utah
SPECIALTY
• Macular and Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery
MORAN EYE CENTER O phthalmologists 2023-2024
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Meagan Seay, DO
Assistant Professor; Chair of Visual Electrophysiology
SPECIALTIES
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Visual Electrophysiology
Jean Tabin, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
SPECIALTY
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Akbar Shakoor, MD
Associate Professor; Director of the Uveitis Fellowship Program
SPECIALTIES
• Retinal Diseases and Surgery
• Uveitis and Ocular Immunology
Rachel G. Simpson, MD
Assistant Professor; Vice Chair of Education
SPECIALTIES
• Glaucoma
• Cataract Surgery
• Anterior Segment Surgery
Michael P. Teske, MD
Professor; Director of Vitreoretinal Diseases and
• Retinal Diseases and Surgery
Albert T. Vitale, MD
Professor; Director of the Uveitis Division
SPECIALTIES
• Uveitis and Ocular Immunology
• Vitreoretinal Diseases
Judith E. A. Warner, MD
Professor; Chief of NeuroOphthalmology; Vice-Chair of Quality and Value
SPECIALTY
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
Barbara M. Wirostko, MD, FARVO
Adjunct Professor; Adjunct Professor Biomedical Engineering
SPECIALTY
• Glaucoma
Brian C. Stagg, MD
Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
• Glaucoma
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
• Cataract Services
• Geriatric Ophthalmology
Sravanthi Vegunta, MD
Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director of Education
S PECIALTIES
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult and Child Strabismus
Marielle Young, MD
Associate Professor; Chief, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology
SPECIALTIES
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Adult Strabismus
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MORAN EYE CENTER Ophthalmologists
Meet Our Physicians
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Norm A. Zabriskie, MD
Professor; Glaucoma Division Chief; Glaucoma Fellowship Director
SPECIALTIES
• Glaucoma Services
• Cataract Services
Brian E. Zaugg, MD
Associate Professor
SPECIALTIES
• Corneal Transplantation
• Cataract Surgery
• Vision Correction Surgery (LASIK, PRK, Phakic IOLs)
OTHER SPECIALTIES
Patrick G. Bakke, MD
Medical Director of Anesthesia Services at Moran
SPECIALTY
• General Anesthesiology
Robert M. Christiansen, MD, FACS
Patient Support Program Specialist
SPECIALTY
• Vision Rehabilitation
Roger P. Harrie, MD
Director, Ophthalmic Ultrasound Department
SPECIALTIES
• Ophthalmic Ultrasound
• Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Lisa Ord, PhD, LCSW
Director, Patient Support Program
SPECIALTIES
• Psychosocial and Functional Issues Related to Vision Loss
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Deepika Bagga, OD, provides a full range of optometry services, with special interest in contact lenses and dry eye management.
John A. Moran Eye Center Midvalley Health Center
Brandon J. Dahl, OD, FAAO, specializes in comprehensive optometry, pediatrics, disease management with special emphasis on anterior segment disease, and contact lenses.
Farmington Health Center
David Meyer, OD, FAAO, is the Director of Contact Lens Services, specializing in fitting lenses for keratoconus, post-surgical corneas, pediatrics, irregular or high astigmatism, and eye trauma. He also provides comprehensive eye care for glasses and soft contacts.
John A. Moran Eye Center Midvalley Health Center
Shandi M. Beckwith, OD, provides a full range of optometry services for adults and children, with special interests in myopia management and contact lenses.
Farmington Health Center
Redwood Health Center
South Jordan Health Center
Timothy L. Gibbons, OD, is the Director of the Optometry Division, specializing in comprehensive eye care with special interest in contact lenses, pediatrics, and glaucoma.
Redwood Health Center Stansbury Health Center
Edward R. Nicholls, OD, provides comprehensive eye care services, with special interest in contacts, ocular pathology, myopia control, pediatrics, and those with special needs.
Westridge Health Center
Robert H. Corry, OD, provides a full range of optometry services for adults and children, with a special interest in ocular pathology, contact lenses, and dry eye management.
South Jordan Health Center
Gabriel A. Hulewsky, OD, provides comprehensive optometry services, with special interest in contact lenses, dry eye management, and sports vision.
Midvalley Health Center Parkway Health Center
Dix H. Pettey, OD, MS, specializes in fitting contact lenses for keratoconus, pediatrics, post-surgical, and eyes with severe or irregular astigmatism. He also provides comprehensive eye care for glasses and soft contacts.
John A. Moran Eye Center Midvalley Health Center
Ryan Coyle, OD, provides a full range of optometry services, with an emphasis on primary care, contact lenses, and the diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases.
Redstone Health Center
Mark A. McKay, OD, specializes in full-scope optometric care, including adult and pediatric care, contact lenses, and anterior segment eye disease.
John A. Moran Eye Center Redwood Health Center
MORAN EYE CENTER
2023-2024
Optometrists
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MORAN EYE CENTER Research Team 2023-2024
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC
Professor; Director, Alan S.Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation; Jack R. and Hazel M. Robertson
Presidential Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
Glaucoma, Cataract, and Lens Implant Surgical Therapeutics; Novel Device and Surgical Technique Development
Silke Becker, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Retinal Electrophysiology; Retinal Degenerative Diseases; Diabetic Retinopathy; Photoreceptor Physiology
Zachary Davis, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
SPECIALTY Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Perception
Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD
Professor; Mary H. Boesche Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES
Visual Cerebral Cortex Structure and Function; Development of Novel Technologies
Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice-Chair for Clinical and Basic Science Research; Val A. and Edith D. Green Presidential Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
Nutritional Biochemistry; Macular and Inherited Retinal Degeneration; Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy
Monika Fleckenstein, MD
Professor
SPECIALTIES
AMD, Degenerative Retinal Diseases; High-Resolution Imaging; Identification of Prognostic Biomarkers for Disease Progression; Validation of Clinical Endpoints for Interventional Trials
Afua Oteng Asare, OD, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Pediatric Vision Health; Health Services and Systems Research; Health Equity and Disparities; Cost Effectiveness Analysis; Implementation Science
Andrew M. Clark, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Visual Cerebral Cortex Structure and Function
Wolfgang B. Baehr, PhD
Professor
SPECIALTIES
Membrane Protein Transport in Photoreceptors for Inherited Retinal Disease; Photoreceptor Biochemistry; Molecular Cell Biology
Donnell J. Creel, PhD
Research Professor (Emeritus)
SPECIALTY Electrophysiology
Jeanne M. Frederick, PhD
Research Associate Professor (Emerita)
SPECIALTY
Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology
Gregory S. Hageman, PhD
John A. Moran Presidential Endowed Chair; Executive Director, Sharon Eccles Steele Center for Translational Medicine
SPECIALTIES
Genetics and Assessment of Pathways Involved in AMD Etiology; AMD Target Identification and Therapeutic Development
OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES
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MORAN EYE CENTER Research Team 2023-2024
Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Vitreous; Collagen; Extracellular Matrix; Aging; Protein Aggregation
David Krizaj, PhD
Professor; Deputy Director of Research; John Frederick Carter Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
SPECIALTIES
Glaucoma and Intraocular Pressure Regulation; Photoreceptor Signaling; Calcium Regulation in Neuropathological Disorders
Fiona McDonnell, PhD
Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Glaucoma; Conventional Outflow Physiology; Extracellular Vesicles; Extracellular Matrix; Biomedical Engineering Microfluidics; Eye Perfusions
Bryan W. Jones, PhD
Associate Professor; Direc tor, Marclab for Connectomics
SPECIALTIES
Retinal Degeneration Disorders; Retinal Neurotransmission and Neurocircuitry; Metabolomics
Binxing Li, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Biochemistry and Biophysics of Macular Carotenoids; Mouse Models of Retinal Disease; Raman Imaging of Nutrients in the Retina
Neda Nategh, PhD
Research Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
SPECIALTIES
Computational Neuroscience; Neural Mechanisms of Visuospatial Perception
Bradley J. Katz, MD, PhD
Professor
SPECIALTIES
Photophobia (abnormal light sensitivity); Migraine and its Effects on Visual Quality of Life; Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Nick Mamalis, MD
Professor; Co-Director, Intermountain Ocular Research Center; Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Presidential Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
Ocular Pathology; Comprehensive Ophthalmology; Intraocular Lens Research; Postoperative Inflammation
Richard A. Normann, PhD
Professor (Emeritus); Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering, University of Utah; Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain
SPECIALTIES
Artificial Vision/Neural Prosthetics
Helga E. T. Kolb, PhD
Professor (Emerita); Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Spain; Editor, webvision.med.utah.edu
SPECIALTY
Retinal Anatomy
Robert E. Marc, PhD
Distinguished Professor (Emeritus)
SPECIALTIES
Retinal Neurotransmission and Networks; Retinal Degenerations; Metabolomics
Behrad Noudoost, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
SPECIALTIES
Cognitive Neuroscience; Prefrontal Modulation of the Visual Cortex
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OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES
MORAN EYE CENTER Research Team 2023-2024
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
Associate Professor; Dr. Ezekiel R. and Edna Wattis Dumke Endowed Chair
SPECIALTIES
Phacoemulsification Platform
Efficacy and Efficiency; Ophthalmology Training Methods and Outcomes
Brian C. Stagg, MD
Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Clinical Decision Support in Glaucoma; Personalized Medicine; Health Informatics; Population Health
Jun Yang, PhD
Professor
SPECIALTIES
Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Retinal Degeneration; Cell Biology of Photoreceptors
Rebecca Pfeiffer, PhD
Assistant Professor
S PECIALTIES
Neuroscience; Microscopy (Electron, Fluorescence, Confocal, Bright-field); Data Science; Connectomics
Ning Tian, PhD
Professor; Adjunct Professor, Neurobiology
SPECIALTIES
Retinal Neurobiology; Synaptic Plasticity
Suva Roy, PhD
Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Retinal and Central Visual Processing; Mechanisms of Light Adaptation; Retinal Computations; Retinal Diseases; Comparative Biology of Vision
Frans Vinberg, PhD
Associate Professor
SPECIALTIES
Retinal Neurobiology; Bioengineering; Mechanisms of Light Signaling and Plasticity in the Retina; Retinal Disease
Research Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
Retinal Degeneration Diseases; Neuroscience; Gene Therapy
Moussa A. Zouache, PhD
Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
AMD; Genetics of Eye Disease; Computational Biology; Engineering Ophthalmology; Drug Development
Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD
Professor; Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair; Director, Utah Retinal Reading Center, uread.org
SPECIALTIES
AMD; Retinal Imaging; Structural-Functional Correlation
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Professor; Co-Director, Intermountain Ocular Research Center; Ralph and Mary Tuck Presidential Endowed Chair; ViceChair for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
SPECIALTIES
Ocular Biodevices Research; Different Intraocular Lens Designs; Materials and Surface Modifications; Interactions between Ocular Implants and Ocular Tissues
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MORAN EYE CENTER ADJUNCT RESEARCH TEAM
University of Utah
Paul Bressloff, PhD
Brittany Coats, PhD
Karen Curtin, PhD, MStat
Michael Deans, PhD
Jungkyu Kim, PhD
Kristen Kwan, PhD
Jon Rainier, PhD
Jason Shepherd, PhD
Monica Vetter, PhD
EXTERNAL
Catherine Bowes Rickman, PhD
Victor Chong, MD
Carter Cornwall, PhD
Margaret DeAngelis, PhD
Adam Dubis, PhD
Eugene de Juan, MD
Eduardo Fernandez, MD, PhD
Werner Gellermann, PhD
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD
Wen Fan Hu, MD, PhD
Ariana Levin, MD
Li Jiang, MD, PhD
Anat Loewenstein, MD
P hilip Luthert, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCOphth
Jordi Monés, MD, PhD
Debra Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH
Matthew B. Schlenker, MD
Arsham Sheybani, MD
William Daniel Stamer, PhD
Omer Trivizki, MD
Larry A. Wheeler, PhD
Barry Willardson, PhD
Lloyd Williams, MD, PhD
ADJUNCT VOLUNTEER OPHTHALMOLOGISTS 2023-2024
Adjunct volunteer faculty collaborate on research projects, participate in clinical studies, attend teaching opportunities, and assist on our outreach medical missions.
Jason Ahee, MD
St. George, Utah
Arwa Alsamarae, MD
Santa Rosa, California
Lisa Arbisser, MD
Sarasota, Florida
Nicholas Behunin, MD
St. George, Utah
John Berdahl, MD
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ashlie Bernhisel, MD
Rochester, Minnesota
Ronnie Bhola, MBBS
St. Augustine, Trinidad
Kristin O. Bretz, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Eric Brinton, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Gregory Brinton, MD
Murray, Utah
Michael Burrow, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Joseph Chen, MD
Ventura, California
Robert J. Cionni, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Richard P. Corey, MD
Provo, Utah
David A. Crandall, MD
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Sonya Dhar, MD
New York, New York
Jane Durcan, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jayson David Edwards, MD
St. George, Utah
David Faber, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sophia Fang, MD
Tigard, Oregon
William J. Fishkind, MD
Tucson, Arizona
Nicole R. Fram, MD
Los Angeles, California
Roger C. Furlong, MD
Butte, Montana
Mitchell J. Goff, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Shawn Gulati, MD
Chicago, Illinois
Reeta Gurung, MD
Kathmandu, Nepal
Anna Gushchin, MD
Hines, Illinois
Arezu Haghighi, MD
Ventura, California
Tara Hahn, MD
Houston, Texas
Bradley Hansen, MD
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Matheson A. Harris, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
James G. Howard, MD
Murray, Utah
Todd Jackson, MD
Las Vegas, Nevada
Zachary Joos, MD
Renton, Washington
Khizer Khaderi, MD
Sacramento, California
Victoria Knudsen, MD
Murray, Utah
Elliott Kulakowski, MD
Park City, Utah
Robert C. Kwun, MD
Murray, Utah
David P. Lewis, MD
Brigham City, Utah
Susan MacDonald, MD
Concord, Massachusetts
Jay J. Meyer, MD
Auckland, New Zealand
Majid Moshirfar, MD
Draper, Utah
Valliammai Muthappan, MD
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
William Myers, MD
Chicago, Illinois
Anastasia Neufeld, MD
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tom Oberg, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Hreem Patel, MD
Stickley, Illinois
Rachel Patel, MD
Sacramento, California
David B. Petersen, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Marcos Reyes, MD
St. George, Utah
Trent Richards, MD
Layton, Utah
Christopher Ricks, MD
Provo, Utah
Sanduk Ruit, MD
Kathmandu, Nepal
Derek J. Sakata, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Joshua Schliesser, MD
St. George, Utah
Loren S. Seery, MD
Kennewick, Washington
Barry S. Seibel, MD
Los Angeles, California
D. Snow Slade, MD
St. George, Utah
Robert E. Smith, MD
West Valley City, Utah
R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD
Atlanta, Georgia
Russell Swan, MD
Bozeman, Montana
Scott O. Sykes, MD
Ogden, Utah
Geoff Tabin, MD
Palo Alto, California
Robert L. Treft, MD
Layton, Utah
James Tweeten, MD
Boise, Idaho
Albert Ungricht, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jeremy Valentine, MD
Bangor, Maine
Aaron N. Waite, MD
Lehi, Utah
Gary Wallace, MD
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Matthew S. Ward, MD
Provo, Utah
Charles H. Weber, MD
Oregon City, Oregon
Eric Weinlander, MD
Madison, Wisconsin
Robert C. Welch, MD
Twin Falls, Idaho
John Welling, MD
Medford, Oregon
Brice J. Williams, MD, PhD
Ogden, Utah
Darcy Wolsey, MD, MPH
Salt Lake City, Utah
Gilbert C. Wong, MD
West Jordan, Utah
DonRaphael Wynn, MD
Boise, Idaho
Zachary J. Zavodni, MD
Salt Lake City, Utah
2023-2024
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The following individuals and organizations contributed to the Moran Eye Center between January 1, 2023-December 31, 2023.
DONORS
GIFTS OF $1,000,000 AND ABOVE
David W. Bernolfo
Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation
Olson-Huntsman Vision Foundation
Perceive Biotherapeutics
GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE
Cumming Foundation
Thomas R. and Susan C. Hodgson
Judelson Family Foundation
Gabe L. Newell
Ruth and Randall J Olson, MD
Sylvia Prahl-Brodbeck Research to Prevent Blindness
Sharon Steele-McGee
GIFTS OF $50,000 AND ABOVE
Val A. Browning Foundation
William H. and Patricia W. Child
Crocker Catalyst Foundation
Thomas and Candace Dee Family Foundation
David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation
The Mark and Kathie Miller Foundation
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gifts of $25,000 and above
Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, and Ruby Alvi, MD
Kurt Bestor
The Jeffrey and Helen Cardon Foundation
Bill* and Barbara Chrisman
Eileen Crawford and Alan Jones
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Willard L. Eccles Charitable Foundation
Christine A. and Fred W. Fairclough
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
William B. Hale*
Thomas C. Praggastis and Michelle Dumke Praggastis
Edward H. Skinner
Mikel and Janel Trapp
Carlene and Jay Williams
gifts of $10,000 and above
Anonymous
David G. and Marie P. Anderson
ASCRS Foundation
William and Sara Barrett
Joe Bernolfo
Burningham Foundation
Andrea S. Dumke-Manship and Michael A. Manship
Jane and Stuart Engs
Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation
Joan B. and John H.* Firmage
John H. and Carol W. Firmage
Teri and Dean Flanders Foundation
The Firmage Group, Inc.
The Firmco Group
Chris Gandy
Margaret D. Hicks
Carol O. Holding
Stephen and Lynda Jacobsen Foundation
G. Frank and Pamela M. Joklik
Lindsey Fairclough Little and Jon Little
James M. and Alison Luckman
Dr. Nick and Mercy Mamalis
Dr. Tina Mamalis and Dr. Shawn Purnell
John M. Martin
Thomas O. and Diane J. Might
Marisa Moran
Dave and Donna Newberry
The Olch Family Trust
Gilman* and Margaret D. Ordway
George and Cynthia Strike Petrow
Reagan Outdoor Advertising
The Semnani Family Foundation
Rod Semnani
Jonathan P. and Elizabeth M. Slager
James M. Steele and Linda Wolcott-Steele
Sun Print Solutions
Haru Toimoto
James W. and Jeanne J. Welch
Duff M. and Lori Willey
Lisa and Bill Wirthlin
Terry L. Wright
gifts of $5,000 and above
Anonymous
Byron B. and Deborah K. Barkley
Ann P. Bernstein and Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Rodney H. & Carolyn Hansen Brady Foundation
Julie T. Crandall
Tony and Joyce G. Crandall
Robert W. and Carol N. Culver
Errol P. EerNisse and Sonja Chesley EerNisse
Tom and Lynn Fey Family Foundation
Cecelia H. Foxley, PhD
Linda L. Francis
Drue B. Huish
Katie and Griffin J. Jardine, MD
John W. and Helen B. Jarman Family Foundation
Kay W. Lipman
William and Suzelle McCullough
Charles H. McLeskey, MD, and Nanci S. McLeskey, DNP
Vicki Bettilyon Merchant
The June Morris and Frendt Family Foundation
Karl and Joan M. Mosch
Pegah N. and Majid Moshirfar, MD
George and Pauline Mulligan
San Diego Eyelid Specialists
Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD, and Monika Fleckenstein, MD
Meagan D. Seay, DO
Susan O. Taylor
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John Cramer Terrill
Gretchen and Michael P. Teske, MD
Albert T. Vitale, MD, and Patricia A. Vitale, MD
Warde Foundation
James R. and Linda R. Wilson
gifts of $1,000 and above
Anonymous
George M. and Tracy J. Ahn
Barry J. and Cathy F. Angstman
Patrice M. Arent and David M. Mock
Wendell Arrington, MD, PhD
Eugene W. Banks
Bonnie Barry
William F. and Victoria F. Bennion
Scott and Elaine Bergeson
Margaret D. and Peter W. Billings
Barry and Denise Blackett
Gary and Anne Borman
Michael and Patricia Brill
Cadenza Family Dentistry
John Cahill
Camp Chef
Blaine L. Carlton and Marilyn Bushman-Carlton
Robert S. Carter Foundation, Inc.
Irene G. Casper and Ruth A. Morey
Danielle Charlot
Val E. and Steve L. Chin
Karen R. and John J. Chipman, MD
Ben Chortkoff, MD, and Susan Chortkoff, MD
Howard and Betty Clark
Jeff and Jane Cobabe
Daniel M. Cook
Richard L. and Janice M. Corbin
Traci O’Very Covey
Ronald W. Crouch and Elizabeth A. Nielson
Current Fish and Oyster
Allison A. and Michael E. Daun, MD
Jim and Susan C. Deacon
Deerfield Ranch Winery
Kevin W. Deesing
Dry Creek Charities
Tracy J. Eilers
Jack M. and Marianne Ferraro
The Fletcher Jones Foundation
David and Karen Flood
John Foley, MD, and Dorene K. Sambado
Richard K. Frerichs and Jean Zancanella
Pamela Fullerton
Ernest and Judith Getto
Robert M. Graham
Elizabeth Gray
Sivaraman Guruswamy and Vasantha Sivaraman
R. Craig and Gloria H. Hansen
Julia A. Hardy
Julie K. and Ryan Harmon
Carolyn S. and Robert O. Hoffman, MD
Jerry S. and Claudia F. Howells
Katherine Hu, MD
Hullinger Family Foundation
Theodore M. and Charlotte G. Jacobsen
Jim S. and Jeanne M. Jardine
Rodney John
Adell Johnson*
Donald C. Johnson
Jeffrey E. Jones
Karen and Douglas K. Kelsey, MD, PhD
Rick and Beth Kent
Lisa G. and David B. Kieda
Judd P. and Lori R. King
Kate Lahey and Michael J. Lahey, MD
Christine Lake and Heber S. Jacobsen
Frank and Barbara Layden
S. Whitfield and Christina Lee
The Robert B. Lence Family
Chris and Susan E. Lockwood
Kimberly G. and W. Scott Lohner, MD
Alice and Jared Lynch
Paul and Ruth Lyon Family Foundation
Milo S. and Karen J. Marsden
Ted A. McKay
Valerie A. and Mark D. Mifflin, MD
Roy F. Miller
Moschetti Family
Viet Tan Nguyen
Donald E. Nickelson
Van B. and Maude E. Norman
Ruth L. Novak
O.C. Tanner Company
Suzanne E. Oelman
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C. James Olson
Sarah Olson
Nancy A. and Randy A. Parker
Bonnie D. and James L. Parkin, MD*
Andrew Pendleton
Chris and Lisa A. Peterson
Gretchen and Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
Tanya Polzer
Brent Price
David P. and Suzanne J. Razor
Ronald Reaveley Family
Red Butte Lions Club
Barbi Reed
Daniel and Lynette E. Reichert
Arnold and Mary Richer
Edward N. Robinson
Gary W. Rodgers and Chris Filtz
Gerald Rolfe
Karen O. and Stephen C. Roney
John and Patricia Rosenwald
Derek Sakata, MD, and Cindy Sumarauw, DDS
Scheels All Sports
Rachel G. Simpson, MD
Mimi and Cory Sinclair
Britney and Tyler S. Snell
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Stephen and Marji Bailey Sofro
Kent P. and Dana L. Strazza
Stephen D. and Sonnie S. Swindle
Lary J. and Judy W. Talbot
Virginia S. and Verl H. Talbot, MD
Allan and Frances Tessler
Daniel M. Thomas
I. Ray Thomason, MD
Candy Turnbull
Susan Bollinger Tybur and Jim Tybur
Stephen and Ingrid Tyler
University of Utah Advancement
University of Utah Department of Athletics
University of Utah Football
US Foods
Sravanthi Vegunta, MD
Tod Wadsworth
Matthew J. and Lynn W. Ward
Judith E.A. Warner, MD
Thomas and Melissa Wheatly
Larry Allen Wheeler, PhD
Andre and Brenda L. Williams
Loren and Jane Yager
W. Craig and Jan L. Zwick
William J. Zwiebel, MD
gifts of $100 and above
Anonymous
Hans G. Ahrens
Anne Davis Alexander
John C. and Sheryl L. Allen
JoAnne Ambrose
Carol A. and James A. Anderson, PhD
DeAnn R. Anderson
Lissa C. Anderson
Milton M. and Emily Diane Anderson
Brent and Cheri Andrus
Ronald I. Apfelbaum, MD, and Kathleen A. Murray, MD
Seamus Appel
Asart Design
Pamela J. Atkinson
Ekhlas A. Attia
Robert K. Avery, PhD, and C. Frances Gillmor
Ann Crandall Bagley
Ballet West
Margaret D. and Bryce G. Barker, MD
Larry R. and DeAnn Barrigar
Barbara E. Bean, MD, and James R. Haisley
David W. Becker Jr. MD, JD
John E. Bendixen
Richard and Ronni Bergman
Erin Westenskow Berrett
Sarah A. Berry
Sheila M. Bilbrey
Beverly Blair
Bonnie Blanchard
Christie and BJ Blaser
Jonathan D. and Stephanie Anne Bletzacker
Blue Halo
BMW of Murray
Arlyn R. and Norma Bodily
Sheri A. and O’Dell M. Bodily
Jon Boney
William J. and Heather F. Bonn
Peter and Billie Borgerding
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Gary and Herlinda B. Bowen
Alan C. and Ann Bradshaw
Dennis and Kathy Brandon
Richard T. and Sharon Bretzing
Steven M. and Joan M. Brinton
Merle Y. Broadbent
Tim W. and Marlise P. Brough
Barbara and Lewis J. Brown, MD
Susan J. Brown
Judge James Bucci
Doris V. Buckholtz
Jean Buhl
Ann and Darryl Butt, PhD
Cactus & Tropicals
Jules Campbell
Linda J. Campbell
Robin C. Campbell and Marion R. Riley
Charlie Cardon
George Cardon-Bystry
Randall C. Carlisle
John K. and Shirley A. Carmack
Levi and Marcie Carrigan
Tyler D. Carson
Jason E. Castor
Jean Chang
Becky Chapman
Kathleen Chatelain
The Cheesecake Factory
Jimmy Chen, PhD, and Ling-Ling Leu
Chick-fil-A
Qing Chong
Karen Christensen
Kurt P. and Deborah Christiansen
James A. and Margaretha Church
David M. and Carol A. Cise
Kara Clapp, PhD
Sherman and Susan Clow
Kristen Merinda Cobabe, MSW
Susan Coble
Cohenour Family Trust
Chris Conabee
Marian A. Connelly-Jones and Gary Jones
Rebecca and Vernon Cooley, MD
Wade and Judy Coon
Craig Cooper and Suzanne A. Harris Cooper
Sandra Lee Corp
Bernadette M. Coughenour
Cranky’s Bike Shop
Caroline M. Craven, MD
Dorothy Cromer
Everett P. and Mary Kay Davis
Wayne Day
Monika M. and H. James de St. Germain
Linda P. and Nathan C. Dean, MD
Kyle L. Dearden
Nancy DeCamp
Carl Dennison
Carolyn Bartlett Deru
Richard S. and Janet DeWolfe
Kathleen B. Digre, MD, and Michael W. Varner, MD
Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum of Utah
Huyen T. Do
Vivian Dowsett Interiors
Dream Inn
Jauna and Gregory Dupratt
Lois M. Dutson
Ecobabe
Edison House
John S. Edwards
Peter M. and Bonnie H. Edwards
Karen Ehresman
Maureen C. Ellis
Eugene F. and Joan R. Erbin
Erin Evans
Shirley Evans
Every Blooming Thing
Dennis D. and Carma B. Ewing
Fat Cats
Daniel S. and Carri Fergusson
Theresa Ferraro
Tyler Firmage
Fish Tech Outfitters
Carole E. Fishburn
Russ Fjeldsted*
Kristen M. Fletcher and Dan McPhun
Robert D. Folker
Jennifer J. and Mark C. Foote, MD
Scott and Petria H. Fossel
Elaine T. and Frank W. Fox, PhD
Todd and Michelle France
Luella B. Freed
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Gloria Freedman
B. J. and Brian Fullmer
D. Jay Gamble
The Garden Store
Gregory and Jannis Gardner
K. Gary and Linda S. Garff
Martin I. and Sheila G. Gelman
Rebekah Gensure, MD, PhD
Jennifer George
Tyler Gillespie
William A. and Claudia M. Gislason
Stephen V. Goddard
Lawrence K. Goldsmith
Steve and Merrilee Gottfredson
The Grand America Hotel
Green Drake Outdoors, Dustin Carlson
Kay B. Greene
Jean Groce
Nancy O. Groce
Bernard I. Grosser, MD, and Karen J. McArthur
Kathleen Gubler
Kirsty Ann Gunther
Duane L. Haas
Margaret L. Haas
Jill L. and Gregory S. Hageman, PhD
Jon and Karen J. Hale
Mark R. and Julie K. Hale
Steven T. and Julie Halvorson
Ronald C. Hamblen and Kristine Janson
Miles and Siena Hansen
Francis Hanson
Gareld D. and Betty Jo Hanson
Joan M. and Francis V. Hanson, PhD
Franz Hardin
Joann Hardin
Brad D. Hardy and Jolie A. Coleman
Harper Nail Salon
Deborah Y. Harrison
Patricia Harte
Robert Hartleben
Douglas Hattery
James V. and Gail Hawkins
Susan D. Heath and William R. Tanner
James A. and Arlene M. Helfand
Nicole L. Herman
Deon T. Hilger
Hires Big H
Raymond Hollowell
Vaughn Howard
Nancy C. and Dennis C. Hughes, MD
Samuel and Sandra Hunter
Hunt’s Trading Post
I.J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish
Community Center
ilLumin8skin
Albert Imesch
Harry F. and Marjorie Immerman
Kathleen A. Isaac
JAM Collective and Vasque Footwear
Roy and Eileen G. Jenkins
Martha Lewis Jennings
Linda H. and Leland D. Jensen
Peter E. Jensen, MD
Amy A. and Matthew Johnson
James and Lauren Jolly
Paul Jones
Robert Jones
W. Stanley Jones and M. Gay Taylor-Jones
Judy O’s Floral
Kamas Valley Lions Club Service Project
Brad, Tracey, Sam, Jonah, and Zev Katz
Kurt and Joette M. Katzer
Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS, FASOPRS
Lloyd Kianfar
Paul and Geraldine Kilpatrick
Cornelia Kincanon
Laura Kinser Studios
Julia J. Kleinschmidt, PhD
Koloa Landing Resort
Barbara Brittain Korous
Bob and Marilyn Kukachka
Melinda Kurnath
Heather L. Labrum
Frank B. and Denise A. Ladenburg
Roger O. and Sue Ladle
Lagoon Corporation
Stephen and Natalie Lam
Loris Largo-Rhodes
Jean M. Larsen, PhD
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Shane Larson and Genevieve Christianson
LC Hess Construction
Barbara and Melvin D. Leibsla
Lawrence J. Leigh, PhD, and Wendy Foster Leigh
Judy Levine
Liberty Heights Fresh
Herb Lichtenstein and Barbara E. Highlander Lichtenstein
Light Walk at Tracy Aviary
Amy Lin, MD
Edward G. Lind
Theresa Long, MD
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Janet M. Luke
Holly Lund
Kenneth M. Lund
David L. and Marilyn J. Maher
Myroslava Maksymtsiv
Peter Mandros
Collette Marthia
Peter F. Martin
Tawnja Stout Martin
Dustin Matinkhah
Kurt Matzen
Willard Z. Maughan, MD, and Rona Lee W. Maughan, PhD
Therese M. Mayes
John McClain
Robert A. and LeeAnne McConnell
Lori L. McCoy
Marcie and Wade McEntire
Philip and Susan L. McLaughlin
Michael McNamara
Juan E. and Esther R. Medina
Marvin A. and Renee B. Melville
Lloyd R. and Marjorie R. Merrill
Sheri and David A. Meyer, OD
Suzanne H. Mihalopoulos
Ann Marguerite and Kenneth G. Miller
Frances J. Miller Fund
Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres
Loretta Miller
Betsy J. Minden
Kerry C. and David B. Miner, MD
MINI of Murray
Minky Couture
Risa Moffitt
Mubarik Mohamad, MD
Momentum Indoor Climbing Gym
Sean Mooney
Casey E., Daysha, and Elle Moore
Moran Eye Center Optical Shop
Moran Eye Center’s Leadership Team
Edward B. Moreton
Mary and Tony W. Morgan, MD
Paula F. and Michael V. Morris
Gary and Lisa Mulcock
Derek and Gina A. Murdock
Maral Namdari
Natural History Museum of Utah
Kent O. and Deanna Naylor
Ron and Anna M. Naylor
Gary W. and Roslyn S. Nelson
Julie Kristl and Richard E. Nelson
Jeanette Nice
Deanna Nielsen
Teresa Nielsen
Brent T. Nilsen
Vincent and Elizabeth Novack
Jim and Sandra C. O’Hearn
Mark and Robin O’Rourke
Joan J. Odd
Aaron Oliver
Erica Oliver and Kylie Wack
Stephen L. and Barbara F. Olsen
Anthony P. and Millie A. Olson
Emily E. and Patrick R. Olson, MD
Julie and Jeffery E. Olson, PhD
Lisa M. Ord, PhD
Orvis
Erma J. Oten
Lacy Page
Brent Palfreyman
Ian and Tammi Parish
Park City Culinary Institute
Anne J. and Dennis L. Parker, PhD
Wells S. and Jennifer L. Parker
Sangita Patel
Aurelia L. and Jordan C. Pederson, PhD
Madison Perchik
Ronald J. Petersen
Bessie M. Peterson
Elaine Peterson
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Lynn and Gary G. Peterson, PhD
Nedra A. Peterson
Wade Peterson
Jax Hayes and Kathryn H. Pettey
PETZL USA
Tamara Phillips
Warren S. Phillips
The Pie Pizzeria
Lyddia and Robert D. Pierce
Virginia N. Pinder
Pintura Fine Art Imaging and Framing
Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Howard and Sharon Poch
Ashley Polski, MD
Donald R. and Joyce M. Polster
Lillian Pontacolone
Mike and Deborah A. Poor
Brett Prettyman
Charlotte and Patrick H. Price
John and Marcia P. Price Family Foundation
Kandace O. and Keith A. Prisbrey, PhD
Scott E. and Karin U. Pynes
Diana L. Ramirez
Thomas U. and Karma Ramsey
V. Raman and Elizabeth D. Rao
Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
Nishika Reddy, MD
Jerry B. and Barbara G. Reese
Jeffery A. and Heidi G. Reid
Ronald L. Rencher
Burt T. Richards
Jo Richardson
Helene H. Richer
Merrill K. and CoDele C. Ridd
Debra J. Rodriguez
Janie L. Rogers
Tonya Rogers
Lorena and Thomas D. Rosenberg, MD
Francis X. and Georgina Rossbach
Duane and Judy D. Rupp
Alene M. Russon
RX Sight
Patricia Sanchez
Joseph and Ann S. Sasich
Lara M. Schenk
Steve Schmidt
Susan B. Schulman
Jeff Scott
Kellie and Weston Seiler
Duane and Christine C. Seppi
David K. and Patricia L. Sias
Sherman Simmons
Susan M. Skankey
Vicki A. Slotte
Richard and Jenny M. Smartt
Gerald C. and Stacey F. Smith
Rosanne Smith
Gay Snider
Still SLC, Julie Nielsen, DNP, FNP-C
David and Londa Stout
Weston P. Stringham
Cathleen Stutzman
Dean G. and Cathleen M. Stutzman
Sundance Catalog
Edward S. and Lu Matheson Sweeney
Carlyn S. Sweet
Thomas C. and Marsha Swegle
Jean Tabin, MD
Temple Grounds Coffee Company
Laura Thomas
Sally B.L. Thompson, MD
Toni Thompson
Ning Tian, PhD, and Ping Wang
Timmy Grips, Tim Johnson
Torrent Cycle
Sylvia D. Torti, PhD
Tracy Aviary
Stephen Trimble and Joanne C. Slotnik
Alice M. Tsosie
V. Randall and Susan F. Turpin
Stephen and Ingrid Tyler
University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Utah Olympic Park
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Utah Division of Wildlife
Utah Trout Unlimited
Utah’s Hogle Zoo
V Chocolates
L. Craig and Margaret B. Vernon
Theresa Vonier
Laurene Walker
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Verdon R. and Laurene S. Walker
Cynthia A. and Gary W. Wallace, MD
Kelsey Warburton
Garda L. Wardle
Wallace J. and Maysie E. Watts
Charles H. Weber, MD, and Lana S. Weber, MD
Elaine B. Weis
Liliana Werner, MD, PhD
Western Rivers Flyfisher
Lisa Weston
Bart L. Wheelwright
David C. and Gloria H. Whipp
Abby Whiting
John D. and Diane B. Whittaker
Steven D. and Deidre Whittaker
Coach Kyle Whittingham
Pauline Wiessner, PhD
Janet C. and H. James Williams, MD
Stephen P. and Nancy Z. Williams
Willow Creek Country Club
David J. Wilson
Barbara M. Wirostko, MD, and Joseph Morelli, MD
Albert Woodmansee
Hope H. Worner
Phillip A. and Judy V. Yeates
Louise M. and Norm A. Zabriskie, MD
Vera S. Zaccardi
David R. and Susan Zangrilli
IN HONOR OF
Those in whose honor gifts were made to the Moran Eye Center from January 1, 2023- December 31, 2023.
JoAnne Ambrose
David R. Bachman
Karen S. Bachman
Heidi Bailiff
Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Colleen H. Bowman
Doreen Bromfield
Craig J. Chaya, MD
Ben S. Chortkoff, MD
Susan Chortkoff, MD
Caroline M. Craven, MD
Joseph D’Agnillo
Kathleen B. Digre, MD
David Dries, MD
External Relations Team at the
John A. Moran Eye Center
Christine Fairclough
Monika Fleckenstein, MD
Jason Groce
Eric Hansen, MD
Rachael Jacoby, MD
Griffin Jardine, MD
Gracie Jones
Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS, FASOPRS
Marissa Larochelle, MD
Amy Lin, MD
Lions Club Member #182189
Park City Lions
Kay Winston Lipman
Lindsey Fairclough Little
Maureen K. Lundergan, MD
Nick Mamalis, MD
David Meyer, OD, FAAO
Mark D. Mifflin, MD
Kathie Miller
Majid Moshirfar, MD
My 3rd Transplant
Austin Nakatsuka, MD
Randall J Olson, MD
Our 48th Wedding Anniversary
Bhupendra Patel, MD
Dix H. Pettey, OD, MS, Best of State!
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA
Ashley Polski, MD
Heidi G. Reid
Rachelle Rupp
Akbar Shakoor, MD
Rachel G. Simpson, MD
St. George Lions Club
Brian C. Stagg, MD
Mano Swartz, MD
Norm Zabriskie, MD
Brian E. Zaugg, MD
IN MEMORY OF
Those in whose memory gifts were made to the Moran Eye Center from January 1, 2023-December 31, 2023.
Martha S. Ahrens
Lynn Arent
Marvin L. Arent
Thomas Arquette
Barnie P. Babbitt
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Elizabeth Beck-Thomason
Rourke H. Bowman
William J. Buhl
Lyman Buhler
Neal P. Busk
Carol A. Butterfield
F. Burton Cassity
Bianca Coppa
Ruth H. Craig
Alan S. Crandall, MD
Donald C. Crawford
Margaret Crawford
Yuriko Dennison
Edmund W. Dumke
Elwin J. Duston
Joseph K. Everton
Bruce Robert Fishburn
J. R. Fisher
Susan Bracken Ford
William Arthur Francis
Suzanne F. Goldsmith
Larry Dean Hale
Jamie
Yoshie Kondo Kishimoto
WM. M. Kleinschmidt
Hazel Lohman
Jack Lohman
Jo Ann Miller Mahoney Butler
Margaret W. Martinez
Paul R. Martinez
Helen Torgerson Mehrens
Gerald E. Millard
Jean Holt Miller
John A. Moran
Katherine Tingey Morton
J. Bill Moschetti
Steven J. Nichols
Jerry S. Nielsen
Marilyn Noorda
Darcy Rollins-Peterson
Darlene M. Phillips
Maurine Pixton
Randall “Randy” Smith Taylor
Richard J. Tillery
Richard Dean Tomlin
Richard M. Walker
William A. Worner
Paul J. Zabolotney
PLANNED GIFTS
Those who have planned gifts in place to the Moran Eye Center as of December 31, 2023.
Anonymous
Joanne Ambrose
Neal R. Anderson
David R. and Karen S. Bachman
Bonnie Barry
Joseph E. Bernolfo
Elmen D. Bloedel
Toni F. Bloomberg
Irene G. Casper and Ruth A. Morey
Donald A. Cathcart
Richard and Susan Coe
Thomas D. and Candace C. Dee
Carol M. Fay
Daniel G. Forman, CVM
Elaine T. and Frank W. Fox, PhD
Bernard I Grosser, MD, and Karen J. McArthur
Cliff Hammer
Joseph L. Hatch, MD
Jerry S. and Claudia F. Howells
Curtis C. and Lynne P. Kennedy
Tim and Wendy A. Lacy
Charles H. McLeskey, MD, and Nanci S. McLeskey, DPN
John A. Moran*
Ruth and Randall J Olson, MD
Sylvia Prahl-Brodbeck*
Linda Stauss Rankin, PhD
Don B. Reddish*
Ken and Holly Reynolds
Janet M. Schaap
Edward H. Skinner
Daniel Soulia
Sharon Steele-McGee
Susan O. Taylor
Alice G. Telford
Mary E. Thompson
Haru Toimoto
The Moran Eye Center is grateful for the contributions made to support our mission and goals. We have made every effort to ensure that this January 1, 2023-December 31, 2023, Donor Report is as accurate as possible. Should you find an error or wish to change your listing, please contact us at 801-585-9700.
*Deceased
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Moran Eye Center at a Glance JULY 1, 2022 — JUNE 30, 2023 2023-2024 Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology No. 10 Nationwide 2023 Residency Education No. 6 Nationwide No. 1 in the West SURGERIES PERFORMED: 8,618 BY SPECIALTY 4,419 Cataract/Lens Extractions 1,259 Pediatric 809 Retina 746 Oculoplastic 605 Glaucoma 248 Cornea 532 Other RESEARCH GRANTS $11 MILLION CLINICAL TRIALS/STUDIES 80+ PUBLICATIONS 300+ RANKINGS TOTAL PATIENT VISITS BY SPECIALTY 64 Comprehensive / Cataract: 19,971 Other: 20,376 Neuro-Ophthalmology: 4,514 Low Vision: 412 Cornea/Refractive: 19,347 Glaucoma: 21,006 Oculoplastic: 7,276 Pediatric: 16,178 Retina: 23,830 Uveitis: 4,918 Optometry: 36,737
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MORAN EYE CENTER Community Clinics 2023-2024
The John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah is the largest ophthalmology clinical care and research facility in the Mountain West, with more than 60 faculty members, 10 satellite clinics, and 20 research laboratories and centers.
Physicians provide comprehensive care in all ophthalmic subspecialties, making Moran a major referral center for complex cases. Services include: Cataracts
Emergency Care Glaucoma LASIK and Vision Correction Surgery
Facial Plastic Surgery Ocular
Optometry Patient Support
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Loss Pediatric Ophthalmology Pediatric Retina Retinal Diseases Strabismus Ultrasound Uveitis South Jordan Health Center 5126 West Daybreak Parkway Layton West Jordan South Jordan 10600 South 11400 South 12600 South Parkway Health Center 145 West University Parkway Midvalley Health Center 243 East 6100 South Farmington Farmington Health Center 165 North University Ave. Primary Children’s Hospital University of Utah Hospital Moran Eye Center 65 Mario Capecchi Drive Park City Redstone Health Center 1743 West Redstone Center Drive Suite 115 Redwood Health Center 1525 West 2100 South South Salt Lake Murray Salt Lake City Westridge Health Center 3730 West 4700 South Sandy Orem Tooele West Valley City 100 South 400 South 500 South Redwood Road Stansbury Health Center 220 Millpond Road Suite 100 State Street 700 East 2100 South FoothillDr 3500 South 3300 South 4700 South State Street Redwood Road Bangerter Highway 80 215 15 215 15 215 80 Draper Primary Children’s Hospital – Miller Campus 2250 North Miller Campus Drive Suite 100 Lehi 15 Follow Us Subscribe to the monthly Moran Update email by sending your email address to us at moran.info@hsc.utah.edu. John A. Moran Eye Center moraneyecenter.org issuu.com/moraneyecenter John A. Moran Eye Center moran.eye.center MoranEyeCenter MoranEyeCenter
Cornea & External Eye Disease Electrophysiology
Neuro-Ophthalmology Oculoplastic and
Oncology
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Patients with Vision
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John A. Moran Eye Center
University of Utah Health
Non -profit Org. U.S. Postage P AID Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, Utah
John A. Moran Eye Center 65 Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84132