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Show NANOS NEWS Sadun Delivers First Jonathan Wirtschafter Visiting Professorship One hundred and fifty family members, friends, and colleagues joined Jonathan Wirtschafter, MD, on August 29 and 30, 2003, to celebrate the inaugural Jonathan Wirtschafter Visiting Professorship in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. A reception, dinner, and testimonial to Dr. Wirtschafter's professional and personal achievements took place on August 29th. The next day, a symposium took place, with case presentations followed by the visiting professor lecture. The lecture was given by Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD, and was titled, " Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: New Lessons from a Giant Pedigree in Brazil." The day concluded with an open house hosted by Jonathan and Carol Wirtschafter. Individuals interested in contributing to the lectureship can contact the Vision Foundation, University of Minnesota, Department of Ophthalmology, MMC 493, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Howard D. Pomeranz, MD, PhD Minneapolis, Minnesota FIGURE 1. Jonathan D. Wirtschafter, MD ( Minneapolis, MN), flanked on the left by Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD ( Los Angeles, CA), the first Jonathan Wirtschafter Visiting Professor, and on the right by Jack Barchas, MD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, NY. Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. JNeuro- Ophthalmol, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2003 307 |