Vamsi Gullapalli, M.D., Ph.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 273-3937

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

210 Crittenden Blvd, Floor 3
Strong Flaum Eye Institute
Rochester, NY 14642-0002

Ophthalmology: (585) 273-3937

738 Pre Emption Rd
Geneva, NY 14456-1336

Ophthalmology: (315) 789-4922

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology - Department of Ophthalmology (SMD)

Patient Care Setting

Ophthalmology

Biography

Professional Background

Vamsi Gullapalli, MD, PhD, provides expert medical and surgical care to patients
suffering from retinal disease. As part of the Flaum Eye Institute retina team, he is
responsible for diagnosing and treating a variety of complex conditions. His research interests include stem cell and retinal transplantation in the treatment of degenerative retinal disease.

Dr. Gullapalli received his medical training at Bangalore Medical College in Bangalore
India. He completed two post-doctoral fellowships in the United States: the first at the
University of Rochester, and the second at the University of Southern California. He then
traveled to Rutgers University where he earned his doctorate in neuroscience followed
by an ophthalmology residency. After residency, he completed a two-year retina-vitreuos fellowship at the University of Rochester Flaum Eye Institute.

Dr. Gullapalli routinely treats age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, eye trauma, inflammatory ocular disease, inherited retinal degenerations, retinopathy of prematurity and other conditions, providing medical and surgical therapy.

Credentials

Specialties

Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology

Education

1994
MBBS | Bangalore Medical College

2005
PhD | UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Neuroscience

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/09/2009 - 06/30/2011
Fellowship in Retina and Vitreous at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2006 - 06/30/2009
Residency in Ophthalmology at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
Internship in General Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital

08/01/1997 - 12/31/1998
Fellowship in Retinal Transplanation at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/1995 - 07/31/1997
Fellowship in Ophthalmology at Doheny Eye Institute

04/01/1994 - 04/15/1995
Internship in Rotating at Victoria Hospital/Bangalore Medical College

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Publications

Journal Articles

2013
Gullapalli VK, DiLoreto DA. "Migration of intravitreal dexamethasone implant to anterior chamber." Retinal cases & brief reports.. 2013 7(1):111-3.

3/10/2011
Sugino IK, Gullapalli VK, Sun Q, Wang J, Nunes CF, Cheewatrakoolpong N, Johnson AC, Degner BC, Hua J, Liu T, Chen W, Li H, Zarbin MA. "Cell-deposited matrix improves retinal pigment epithelium survival on aged submacular human Bruch's membrane." Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2011 Mar 10; 52(3):1345-58. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

2/2008
Gullapalli VK, Sugino IK, Zarbin MA. "Culture-induced increase in alpha integrin subunit expression in retinal pigment epithelium is important for improved resurfacing of aged human Bruch's membrane." Experimental eye research.. 2008 Feb 0; 86(2):189-200. Epub 2007 Dec 11.

Books & Chapters

2021
Chapter Title: Transplantation Frontiers
Book Title: Ryan's Retina
Author List: Gullapalli VK, Sugino IK, Zarbin MA
Published By: Elsevier 2021

2017
Chapter Title: Transplantation Frontiers
Book Title: Ryan's Retina
Author List: Gullapalli VK, Khodair MA, Kolomeyer AM, Sugino IK, Madreperla S, Zarbin MA
Edited By: Schachat AP
Published By: Elsevier 2017

2013
Chapter Title: Transplantation Frontiers
Book Title: Retina 5th Ed
Author List: Gullapalli VK, Khodair MA, Wang H, Sugino IK, Madreperla S, Zarbin MA
Edited By: Ryan SG
Published By: Elsevier 2013

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