Class of 1970 Commemorative Biographical Book

W. J A C K S O N ( J A C K ) I L I F F

Address: 901 Crystal Spring Farm Road, Annapolis, MD 21403 Email: wjeyedoc@verizon.net ● Phone: H: 410-267-1944 ● C: 443-286-0996

Alma mater: Williams College, B.A., 1966

Professional and Volunteer Awards Pathology Internship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1970- 71, Dr. R H Heptinstall Ophthalmic Pathology Fellowship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1971-72, Dr. William Richard Green Ophthalmology Residency: Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1972-75, Dr. A. Edward Maumenee Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Fellowship: 1975-77, Charles E. Iliff Board certification: Ophthalmology 1976 Professional and Volunteer Awards and Recognition: Distinguished Alumnus, Wilmer Eye Institute, Class of 1975 (Please donate money……) Current Employment: Retired as Associate Professor, Emeritus, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Spent 20 years in private practice, five on the full-time staff as Medical Director at the Wilmer Satellite in Greenspring Station, then an additional 10 years in private practice solo, finishing with the Medstar group running a new satellite ophthalmology practice in Pasadena, MD. Name(s) of Children and Grandchildren: Marshall (m. Nahyon), Min (Youngmin James Lee Iliff) now 2 ¾ and recently arrived from Seoul, S. Korea Francie (m. Eric), Alex Henry Van Ostenbridge, age 5 ½. All very special. The former in Boston, the latter in Syracuse, NY so visits are less frequent than we’d like. Narrative: I spent all of my free time and summers (after the first year when I worked on trying to build an airplane) in Pathology. Amounted to a year of work which combined with internship and fellowship possibly could have qualified me for boards in that. Ended working as a sub for Dick Green in the eye path lab when he was away or sick. He was the real reason I went into ophthalmology, despite my family Spouse or Partner’s Name: Sarah M. Iliff (Sally), J.D., M.L.A.

influences. Some will recall the trip to the outer banks of NC on June 6, 1968 (I remember the date. Bobby Kennedy got shot) to autopsy a whale. Buckets of formalin in the back of the car filled with rotting whale parts, a lacerated hand that needed a trip to the local ER (not me) and an autopsy conference where it was suggested that my feeble references might have been supplemented with “Moby Dick.” After internship and residency, I went into practice with my dad and was later joined by my brother Nick, also a Wilmer graduate. Was co-director of the Oculoplastic service until Nick went full time in 1990 running that service and he elevated to full professor eventually. When satellites became in vogue and other circumstances pushed, I joined the faculty full time and helped setup, design and run the Greenspring satellite for Wilmer. After five years, I went back solo until my last year and then retired in December 2011. After retiring, we (Sally working as my assistant) did a couple of trips to the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal is the capital) doing eye and general health care for a population many of whom had never had real access to health care. A rewarding experience. The scuba diving was spectacular including on some WWII aircraft on the bottom of the Marovo Lagoon- around the corner from the PT109 saga. Ron Barr and some others may recall my interest in cars and racing. Forty years ago, I went to the Bonneville Salt flats for the first time, thinking it would be a one-time deal. As they say the “salt gets in your blood.” I have been back more

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