STEPHEN J. RYAN M.D.

'YAN STEPHEN J. RYAN, M.D. March 20, 1940 - April 29, 2013 Stephen J. Ryan, M.D., who devoted his life to pursuing the Doheny Eye's Institute's vision, "to further the conservation, improvement and restoration of human eyesight", passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013 in his home after a valiant fight against an aggressive form of cancer, his beloved family by his side. He served as President of the Doheny Eye Institute until his death. He helped guide Doheny to its place as a world class institution. After launching his career in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins, he arrived in Los Angeles in 1974, where, in addition to his service for Doheny, he spent the majority of his career, 38 years, in the USC Department of Ophthalmology. He was its first full-time faculty and the first full-time Chairman from 1974 to 1995. USC's then President, Dr. Stephen Sample, invited Dr. Ryan to serve as Dean of the Medical School, which he did from 1991 to 2004 and as Senior Vice President of USC from 1993 to 2004. One of the highlights of his service to USC was the naming gift from the W. M. Keck Foundation in 1999. Dr. Ryan poured his body and soul into the USC Department of Ophthalmology and the Keck School of Medicine and took great pride in helping to raise USC's stature in both the clinical and academic research arenas. Dr. Ryan greatly enjoyed training and developing physicians at the early stages of their careers. He was particularly proud that over 26 alumni of the Ophthalmology International Fellowship Program had assumed Chair positions outside the U.S. In the U.S, 10 graduates of the USC Ophthalmology residency, fellowship or faculty currently hold Chair positions. He greatly valued his many professional relationships. Even more so, he valued the close friendships he made with these same individuals. Dr. Ryan served as the Home Secretary of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academy of Sciences since 2005. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS),enacted by Congress, is a society of the nation's most distinguished scholars charged with providing advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology, that has led to some of the most significant and lasting improvements in the health, education, and welfare of all the world's citizens. From 1982 to 1985, he was a Member of the NIH National Advisory Eye Council (NAEC) and subsequently chaired the Retina Panel for the NAEC. From 1975 to 1979, Dr. Ryan served as a Member of the Visual Sciences "A" Study Section in the Division of Research Grants at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Ryan received his Bachelor's Degree summa cum laude from Providence College in 1961, which awarded him a Doctor of Science (honoris causa) in 1977. The University of Leipzig awarded him a Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa) in 2006. He was awarded his M.D. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1965. Dr. Ryan completed his residency and chief residency at the Wilmer Institute at Johns Hopkins. Some of Dr. Ryan's awards include: The American Academy of Ophthalmology Laureate, Senior Honor Award, and the Distinguished Service Award, the Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., Louis B. Mayer Scholar Award, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Kupfer Award for Distinguished Public Service, the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology Benjamin Boyd Humanitarian Award, the Fight for Sight/Mildred Weisenfeld Lifetime Research Achievement Award, and the American Ophthalmological Society Lucien Howe Medal, Doheny Professional Association Lifetime Achieve Award, and The Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award. An internationally recognized expert in the field of retinal diseases and ocular trauma, Dr. Ryan has provided congressional testimony on numerous occasions over the past 25 years in support of the NIH and the National Eye Institute. Dr. Ryan served on the Boards of Allergan, Inc., The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, The Johns Hopkins Health System, and the W. M. Keck Foundation. Dr. Ryan was a member of numerous ophthalmologic organizations and has served as President of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and the Macula Society. He was the founding President of the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research and the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research. He was the author or editor of 9 books, including RETINA (5th edition), the author of over 285 articles in the scientific peer-reviewed literature, has delivered over 30 named lectures, and has received over 20 prestigious honors and awards. Dr. Ryan was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1940. He is survived by his wife, Anne, and daughter, Patricia, and brothers, Richard, John, and Robert, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, and his many friends. He was a visionary and an optimist - a warm and open-hearted man who loved life and loved people. In lieu of flowers, the Ryan Family requests your contribution to the Stephen J. Ryan Memorial Fund, Doheny Eye Institute, 1450 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Services were held in California.