Established in 1992 by Margaret Mosher, Ray Stark, Albert and Dana Broccoli, and Ralph S. O'Connor, in honor of Walter J. Stark
WALTER J. STARK, MD, joined the faculty at Wilmer in 1973 and was appointed professor of ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins and director of the Corneal and Cataract Services of Wilmer in 1982. His distinguished professional career spans more than 30 years of service and accomplishment. Dr. Stark is an internationally recognized leader in the area of corneal transplantation, use of the excimer laser, and intraocular lens implantation for rehabilitation of patients with visual disability. In 2004, Dr. Stark was honored at the dedication and naming of the Walter J. Stark, M.D., and Margaret C. Mosher Center for Cataract and Corneal Diseases. The center was made possible through the generous donation of his long-time friend and former patient, the late Margaret C. Mosher. He is a senior honor award recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Formerly, the medical director of the Medical Eye Bank of Maryland and formerly the director of the Medical Board of Directors at Tissue Banks International, Dr. Stark was instrumental in the development of both organizations.
Dr. Stark holds both the Boone Pickens Professorship in Ophthalmology and the Walter J. Stark Chair in Ophthalmology. Dr. Stark retired in December 2015.
Held by Albert S. Jun
ALBERT S. JUN, MD, PhD, is the Walter J. Stark, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology and chief of the Division of Cornea, Cataract and External Eye Diseases at the Wilmer Eye Institute. He specializes in corneal disorders, including Fuchs’ dystrophy and keratoconus, refractive surgery (LASIK), cataracts, and external eye diseases. Dr. Jun’s clinical and research interests include endothelial keratoplasty, refractive surgery, genetic analysis of corneal diseases, and corneal gene therapy.
Dr. Jun has received grants and awards from numerous organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, the Eye Bank Association of America, and the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Jun received his AB from Harvard University in biochemistry in 1990. In 1997, he received his medical degree and his PhD in genetics and molecular biology from Emory University. He completed his residency at the Wilmer Eye Institute from 1998-2001. Thereafter, he completed a Cornea and External Disease Fellowship and a Corneal Gene Therapy Research Fellowship in London and a Maumenee Clinician-Scientist Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Dr. Jun has received many honors and awards, including the Lange Achievement Award from Emory School of Medicine, Career Development and Dolly Green Special Scholar Awards from Research to Prevent Blindness, and an Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Jun has given the Ralph and Sophie Heintz Lecture at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Bill Anderson Memorial Lecture at the American Association of Tissue Banking.
