Moran Eye Center
| John A. Moran Eye Center | |
|---|---|
| University of Utah Health Care | |
Moran Eye Center
at the University of Utah medical complex |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 65 Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′09″N 111°50′13″W / 40.76917°N 111.83690°WCoordinates: 40°46′09″N 111°50′13″W / 40.76917°N 111.83690°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Affiliated university | University of Utah |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 1993 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://uuhsc.utah.edu/moraneyecenter |
| Lists | Hospitals in Utah |
The John A. Moran Eye Center is an academic medical center offering comprehensive, multi-specialty care, basic, translational and clinical research, ophthalmology residency and fellowship training, and local and international humanitarian outreach. It is located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah and is a department within the University of Utah Health Care system.
University of Utah Health Care is one of only two academic medical centers to rank in the top 10 for quality by the University HealthSystem Consortium five years in a row.
The Division of Ophthalmology at the University of Utah began as a one-person operation in 1979 with ophthalmologist and cornea specialist Randall J Olson, MD. In 1982, the division was accorded departmental status and a year later Dr. Olson was selected as the first chairman of the department. Today he still retains his position as Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. In addition, he is the CEO of the John A. Moran Eye Center.
The first John A. Moran Eye Center was built in 1993 and was largely paid for by donations, with a lead gift from University of Utah alumnus John A. Moran. The 85,000-square foot facility quickly became too small for the growing department, and in 2006, the Moran Eye Center moved its current 210,000-square foot location on Mario Capecchi Drive. Lead donors to the new building included John Moran, the ALSAM Foundation, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and the E.R. and Edna Wattis Dumke Foundation. Moran has nine additional clinical locations along the Wasatch Front.
The Moran Eye Center provides comprehensive and routine care as well as the following subspecialties:
Corneal Disease
Geriatric Eye Disease
Neuro Ophthalmology
Ocular Pathology
Oculoplastics and Reconstructive Surgery
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