ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
January 2025
EyeWorld honors the lives of ophthalmologists who have died recently with recognition in this space. To recognize an ophthalmologist here, send the name, post-nominal letters, location, birth date, and death date to liz@eyeworld.org
Robert Baratta, MD
December 10, 1940–September 15, 2024
Palm City, Florida
Howard “Leo” Beale, MD
December 27, 1940–July 29, 2024
Franklin, Tennessee
Anjali Bhorade, MD
Died June 12, 2024
St. Louis, Missouri
John Bigger, MD
January 7, 1939–July 1, 2024
North Augusta, South Carolina
Freeman Botnick, MD
August 8, 1941–August 23, 2024
Londonderry, New Hampshire
James Cochran, MD
Died June 15, 2024
Naples, Florida
Richard Chopin, MD
August 14, 1937–October 15, 2024
Florham Park, New Jersey
Bruce Cohan, MD
June 27, 1931–April 22, 2024
Ann Arbor, Michigan
David Colvard, MD
January 16, 1947–September 18, 2024
Los Angeles, California
James Corbett, MD
Died April 2, 2024
Wilmette, Illinois
William Coulter, MD
December 14, 1934–June 21, 2024
Santa Barbara, California
Benjamin Crowder, MD
November 8, 1938–March 2, 2024
Winter Haven, Florida
Robert Cunningham, MD
May 22, 1954–March 13, 2024
East Orange, New Jersey
Norbert Czajkowski
March 5, 1939–May 5, 2024
Fraser, Michigan
Julius Davidson, MD
July 8, 1937–March 25, 2024
Birmingham, Alabama
Patrick Dennis, MD
Died August 14, 2024
Charleston, South Carolina
Claes H. Dohlman, MD, PhD
Died July 14, 2024
Weston, Massachusetts
I. Howard Fine, MD
Died August 29, 2024
Eugene, Oregon
Luther Fry, MD
November 5, 1941–September 13, 2024
Garden City, Kansas
David Gabriel, MD
April 8, 1947–June 19, 2024
Canfield, Ohio
Michael George, MD
September 14, 1978–June 14, 2024
Dallas, Texas
Francis Gilroy, MD
November 23, 1931–April 26, 2024
Binghamton, New York
John Grady, MD
September 5, 1940–August 13, 2024
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
James Guistinella, MD
January 26, 1944–July 17, 2024
North Lauderdale, Florida
Robert Hall, MD
Died May 6, 2024
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Frederick Hauber, MD
July 3, 1948–September 29, 2024
Crystal Beach, Florida
Morriss Henry, MD
December 13, 1931–September 8, 2024
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Peter Jensen, MD
May 14, 1945–January 20, 2024
Boise, Idaho
Vicente Jocson, MD
Died July 27, 2024
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John Johnson Jr., MD
August 24, 1944–June 27, 2024
Johnson City, Tennessee
Ottiwell Jones III, MD
June 13, 1932–May 23, 2024
Bozeman, Montana
Nirmal Kanal, MD
Died May 27, 2024
Front Royal, Virginia
Dick Katzin, MD
October 28, 1934–January 4, 2024
Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Melvyn Koby, MD
October 12, 1938–October 22, 2024
Louisville, Kentucky
George Kopf, MD
October 20, 1935–March 18, 2024
Zanesville, Ohio
Shiu Kwok, MD, PhD
Died September 2024
San Francisco, California
Julie Lee, MD
May 7, 1956–September 2, 2024
Louisville, Kentucky
Larry Lothringer, MD
January 11, 1941–January 13, 2024
San Antonio, Texas
John Mallary, MD
August 2, 1938–August 21, 2024
Panama City, Florida
Joseph Majstoravich, MD
August 31, 1949–December 26, 2024
Newport, North Carolina
William Marr, MD
August 29, 1955–June 28, 2024
College Station, Texas
Robert Middleton, MD
January 4, 1965–September 2, 2024
Parkland, Florida
Robert Middendorf, MD
Died March 29, 2024
Dallas, Texas
Kevin B. Miller, MD
February 1, 1955–April 12, 2024
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Calvin Mitchell, MD
July 20, 1933–November 8, 2024
Durham, North Carolina
John Montgomery, MD
November 24, 1936–June 22, 2024
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jared Nielsen, MD
August 21, 1972–June 14, 2024
Waukee, Iowa
Kazimir Juraj Odrcic
July 15, 1932–July 6, 2024
South Bend, Indiana
Stephen Pappas, MD
June 29, 1930–July 4, 2024
Bethesda, Maryland
Philip Paden, MD
April 25, 1945–May 26, 2024
Jacksonville, Oregon
Richard Pharr, MD
December 16, 1950–September 1, 2024
Brandon, Mississippi
Anthony Porretta, MD
Died July 24, 2024
Detroit, Michigan
William Rachal, MD
1944–February 23, 2024
New Orleans, Louisiana
Leo Roberts, MD
September 1, 1933–January 15, 2024
Hinsdale, Illinois
Fernando Romero, MD
September 14, 1956–March 25, 2024
Katy, Texas
Norman Schatz, MD
Died June 28, 2024
Key Biscayne, Florida
David Schecter, MD
October 17, 1944–July 22, 2024
El Paso, Texas
Albert Schubert, MD
June 16, 1948–April 23, 2024
Charleston, Illinois
William Sciortino, MD
November 24, 1955–July 20, 2024
St. Louis, Missouri
Spencer Sherman, MD
April 8, 1936–July 27, 2024
New York, New York
Michael Sifri, MD
October 12, 1964–March 7, 2024
Siesta Key, Florida
Walter Stark, MD
Died February 29, 2024
Baltimore, Maryland
Charles Stern, MD
1928–2024
Dallas, Texas
David Texada, MD
April 11, 1938–December 7, 2024
Shreveport, Louisiana
Joseph Totino, MD
September 1, 1931–June 15, 2024
Paoli, Pennsylvania
Susan Trimble, MD
August 31, 1940–March 14, 2024
Berkeley, California
Warren Tripp, MD
December 27, 1952–March 30, 2024
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
John Wick, MD
Died December 10, 2024
Butler, Pennsylvania
Randall Williams, MD
April 5, 1944–December 13, 2024
Hickory, North Carolina
Matthew Ziemianski, MD
December 9, 1939–July 14, 2024
St. Louis, Missouri
