Susan Lane, Alan Sugar, M.D., Maria Woodward, M.D., M.S.
The Alan Sugar, M.D., Research Professorship in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Alan Sugar, M.D., a corneal transplantation specialist, Ophthalmological Society in 1988. He has received has served on the U-M Department of Ophthalmology the Eye Bank Association of America Paton Award, the and Visual Sciences faculty for more than 40 years, and Cornea Society Castroviejo medal, and the American is known for his compassionate care and determination Academy of Ophthalmology Lifetime Achievement to help his patients feel and see better. Award. He is a medical director of Eversight Eye Bank. Ophthalmology is in Dr. Sugar’s DNA. His twin When he learned his longtime patient, Susan brother, Joel, is also an ophthalmologist. Both were Lane, established a professorship in his honor, he was influenced by their ophthalmologist father, who surprised and touched. Ms. Lane has long dedicated her discussed his work at dinner each night. Growing up, time, expertise, and passion to her interests and causes. Dr. Sugar’s youth is filled with other A retired teacher, she actively ties to the field, U-M, and the volunteers at a local school, tutorI RECEIVED EXPERT CARE FROM Kellogg Eye Center. The elder ing kids, and working in the library. DR. SUGAR FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. Dr. Sugar was W.K. Kellogg’s Her appreciation to of Dr. Sugar for physician. He would bring his sons his care over the years inspired her I WANTED TO HONOR HIM AND on house calls so they could play to establish the professorship in SUPPORT INNOVATIVE SCIENCE. with the Kellogg’s dog—a relative his name, which was inaugurated — Susan Lane of TV’s Rin Tin Tin. Every Christon August 25, 2023. Recognizing mas, the Sugar family received a Ms. Lane’s generosity, Dr. Sugar case of their favorite Kellogg cereal. Coincidentally, the added his own significant gift to the professorship fund. Sugars lived next door to the uncle of Paul R. Lichter, “I received expert care from Dr. Sugar for more than M.D., foreshadowing a future when Dr. Sugar and the 30 years. I wanted to honor him and support innovative former department chair and founder of the Kellogg science,” she said. In Maria Woodward, M.D., M.S., the Eye Center would be U-M colleagues. inaugural Sugar Professor, Ms. Lane sees someone who Dr. Sugar joined the U-M faculty in 1979 as an asis pursuing “great ideas” to better treat corneal diseases sociate professor, rising through the ranks to professor of all kinds, a meaningful way to honor Dr. Sugar’s many in 1984. He was associate and vice chair of the departcontributions to corneal disease. Ms. Lane’s father also ment from 1993 to 2019. The author of 235 papers, he played a role in her gift when he simply suggested she was associate editor of Ophthalmology and editor-insupport the people and the place that took such good chief of Cornea. He was president of the Cornea Society care of her. from 2004 to 2006 and elected to the American
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