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Our practice history begins more than 60 years ago.
Starting with Ernest W. Denicke, M.D., born in
Ross, California in 1912, our practice has provided a continuous Legacy of Care
for Marin County residents for over 60 years. Dr. Denicke graduated from Stanford
University and then from Stanford University School of Medicine in the class of
1938. The first ophthalmologist in Marin County, Dr. Denicke interrupted his
practice in 1942, to serve in the Army Air Force Medical Corps in Europe. After
the war, he returned to Marin in 1945 to open practice in the Albert Building
in San Rafael. He was the first eye surgeon to practice in Marin, and he was
instrumental in the establishment of Marin General Hospital.
A few years later, he was joined by another Stanford Grad,
Earle H. Mc Bain, M.D. When Marin County needed a new hospital, Dr.
Denicke was a founding board member of Marin General Hospital in 1950. The doctors later moved
their offices to 1530 5th Ave. Throughout his career, he served on
the clinical faculty at Stanford Hospital (while it was still located in San
Francisco) and subsequently at Pacific Medical Center where most of the clinical
faculty remained when the Stanford Medical School relocated to Palo Alto.
As Drs. Denicke
and Mc Bain approached retirement age, they selected
John R. Campbell, M.D., to
join the practice. The year was 1979. A Stanford undergrad with a doctorate from
the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, he joined them in
their small offices on 5th Avenue in San Rafael.
With the arrival of Dr. Campbell, the practice grew
substantially, and the search was on for yet another Ophthalmologist. The
doctors invited Steven J. Vermillion, M.D., to joined the practice in
1982. A product of the University of Iowa start to finish, and in every sense an
artist, Dr. Vermillion added his skills and compassion to the practice.
When Dr. Campbell and Dr. Vermillion needed more space to
practice, they were honored to have Drs. Denicke and Mc Bain come with them to their
new location at 901 E Street in San Rafael. Dr. Denicke continued to practice
part-time until 1990, when he retired. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Vermillion built
Marin Ophthalmic Surgery Center adjacent to the medical offices at 901 E Street
in 1994. Specializing in phacoemulsification cataract surgery and lens implants,
this was the first certified ambulatory surgery center in Marin County.
Ours was a great loss when Dr. Denicke passed away in 1991.
We lost Dr. Mc Bain in 2003. He had retired from the practice in 1985.
 Charles D Daily, M.D. moved his practice to join the
practice, now known as Marin Ophthalmic Consultants, in 1995. A graduate of
Washington University, Dr. Daily practiced in Marin for a number of years, then
served in the army as the head ophthalmologist of NATO’s hospital in Germany. It
was upon his return to Marin County that he joined Drs. Campbell and Vermillion.
Dr. Daily retired in 1998. We are very sad that he passed away in 2006.
Well, the practice continued to grow!
John
C. Shin, M.D. joined Marin Ophthalmic
Consultants in 1998. An undergraduate of Stanford University, he
graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He
completed a 3-year residency at California Pacific Medical Center in San
Francisco and a fellowship in corneal and external disease and refractive
surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Doctor Shin was introduced to
Dr. Campbell through the courtesy of his professors at California Pacific.
It was in 2000 that the doctors changed the name of the practice to
MarinEyes.
As he approached retirement,
Darryl Smith, M.D. became concerned about who would take care of his
patients upon his retirement. He reflected for some time, then decided to move
his practice from Greenbrae to join with Marin Ophthalmic in 2001 after
35 years of practice in Marin. He stayed for two years to be sure that his
patients would be well cared for before retiring in the spring of 2003. Dr.
Smith is enjoying family and service to his church community in Salt Lake City.
He called Dr. Campbell one evening recently to send thanks and regards to his
many faithful patients. He is most appreciative that he was able to leave his
patients in the capable care of the doctors and staff of MarinEyes.
Dr.
Vermillion retired in April of 2006, after a 6 month leave. He had been with
us for 24 years. He is traveling and preparing to return to his music and art
work.
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