Eyeworld

20 | EYEWORLD | DECEMBER 2020 ASCRS NEWS to do what made us happy," Dr. David Crandall said. Ultimately going into ophthalmology, Dr. David Crandall said it was comforting to know he had great 'phone-a-friend' help when he needed it, someone with whom to discuss diffi- cult cases and plan upcoming cases. "It meant so much to me when I had progressed to the point that he asked for my opinion on cases," Dr. David Crandall said. Dr. David Crandall acknowledged his fa- ther's outreach work and said some of the most fun he had with him was operating on these trips. "Whenever anyone asked him when he was going to retire, the answer was always, 'When I stop having fun.'" 'Willing to subjugate his own pain to help others' The first time Randall Olson, MD, heard Dr. Crandall's name was in 1964 at a high school football game. Dr. Olson's school had Remembering former ASCRS President Alan S. Crandall, MD continued on page 22 A lan S. Crandall, MD, passed away on Oct. 2, 2020, due to a sudden illness. Dr. Crandall, 73, served as ASCRS President from 2009–2010, and was an inaugural member of the ASCRS Glaucoma Clinical Committee formed in 1997. He was the John E. and Marva M. Warnock Presidential Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and served as director of the glaucoma and cataract divisions at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to his 39 years at Moran, he was a glaucoma and cataract sur- gery specialist at The Eye Institute of Utah. Dr. Crandall was the Founder and Senior Medical Director of Moran's Global Outreach Division. He also worked with the Himalayan Cataract Project. For his commitment to human- itarian eyecare, Dr. Crandall was recognized with the inaugural ASCRS Foundation Chang Humanitarian Award in 2018. In October, the ASCRS Foundation announced this was being renamed as the Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award in his honor. Dr. Crandall was recognized by several other organizations for his work as well. Dr. Crandall graduated from the Universi- ty of Utah School of Medicine, completed his internship at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, and held his residency and fellowship in ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. He returned to join the University of Utah's facul- ty in 1981. Dr. Crandall was a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is survived by his wife, Julie, his chil- dren, stepchildren, and siblings. 'Wanted us to do what made us happy' David Crandall, MD, said seeing his father's genuine love for patients, colleagues, staff, res- idents, and fellows helped him decide his own career path. "When I started med school, I was unsure what I wanted to be when I grew up. Dad never brought it up; he never put any pressure on me to follow in his footsteps. He always wanted us Alan S. Crandall, MD, 1947–2020 Source: Geoff Tabin, MD

• Blank Page
• Blank Page (1)