EUGENE DE JUAN was a practicing ophthalmologist for over 40 years. He was born in Puerto Rico, the son of one of the island’s first pediatricians. Following his graduation from Emory University at the age of 17, he completed Emory Medical School at the age of 21. He served an internship at Walter Reed Army Hospital and was a general medical officer in the U.S. Air Force before returning to Emory to complete his residency in ophthalmology. He set up private practice in Mobile Alabama, where he established the first eye bank in that state. During his lifetime, Dr. de Juan was responsible for more than 100 residents who received their training in Mobile. The father of four children, he was committed to his family, friends, and community, and to the compassionate care of his patients. With his father as a role model, EUGENE DE JUAN, JR. also chose to become a doctor. He completed his residency at Wilmer and was a Hopkins faculty member between 1992 and 2001, holding the Joseph E. Green Professorship of Ophthalmology. He also co-directed the Vitreoretinal Service, and directed the Microsurgery Advanced Design Laboratory. He has founded five companies and holds patents on 40 medical devices. He is currently chairman of ForSight Labs, and holds the Jean Kelly Stock Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco. Eugene de Juan, Jr.’s dedication and commitment to improving patient outcomes are the driving forces behind the establishment of this professorship, named in his father’s honor.

JAMES P. DUNN, the first Eugene de Juan, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology, was recruited by Dr. Douglas Jabs in 1991 to join the Ocular Immunology Service at The Wilmer Eye Institute, and became Associate Professor of Ophthalmology in 1996. He is the principal investigator at Wilmer for several multi-center trials, but considers his most rewarding contribution to be his tenure since 1998 as residency program director and chair of the Residency Education Committee. He maintains an active clinical and surgical practice, and has earned numerous teaching awards during his tenure. Dr. Dunn is the author or co-author of over 125 publications in the areas of immunologically-mediated ocular disease and the ocular complications of AIDS, and he has lectured in the United States and abroad on topics ranging from cataract surgery in patients with uveitis to residency education in Europe and South America. (Dr. Dunn is shown seated. Dr. Peter McDonnell stands on his right, Dr. Eugene de Juan Jr. stands at his left.)