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

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

Retina & Vitreous Services, Ophthalmology

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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 t...
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.

Certified Specialties

Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology

Faculty Appointments

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

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Vitreo - Retinal Disease, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2009 - 2011

Residency, Ophthalmology, Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School GME <10 yrs ago. 2006 - 2009

Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), Lenox Hill Hospital. 2005 - 2006

Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center. 1997 - 1998

Fellowship, Ophthalmology, USC/Doheny Eye Institute. 1995 - 1997

Internship, Bangalore Medical College (India). 1994 - 1995

Education

PHD | New Jersey Medical School. Neurology. 2005

MBBS | Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore University (India). 1994

Publications

Journal Articles

New Prospects for Retinal Pigment Epithelium Transplantation.

Gullapalli VK, Zarbin MA

Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology.. 2022 11 (4):302-313. Epub 08/30/2022.

A human model of Batten disease shows role of CLN3 in phagocytosis at the photoreceptor-RPE interface.

Tang C, Han J, Dalvi S, Manian K, Winschel L, Volland S, Soto CA, Galloway CA, Spencer W, Roll M, Milliner C, Bonilha VL, Johnson TB, Latchney L, Weimer JM, Augustine EF, Mink JW, Gullapalli VK, Chung M, Williams DS, Singh R

Communications biology.. 2021 February 54 (1):161. Epub 02/05/2021.

Migration of intravitreal dexamethasone implant to anterior chamber.

Gullapalli VK, DiLoreto DA

Retinal cases & brief reports.. 2013 7 (1):111-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cell-deposited matrix improves retinal pigment epithelium survival on aged submacular human Bruch's membrane.

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

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.. 2011 March 1052 (3):1345-58. Epub 03/10/2011.

Culture-induced increase in alpha integrin subunit expression in retinal pigment epithelium is important for improved resurfacing of aged human Bruch's membrane.

Gullapalli VK, Sugino IK, Zarbin MA

Experimental eye research.. 2008 February 86 (2):189-200. Epub 12/11/2007.

Impaired RPE survival on aged submacular human Bruch's membrane.

Gullapalli VK, Sugino IK, Van Patten Y, Shah S, Zarbin MA

Experimental eye research.. 2005 February 80 (2):235-48. Epub 1900 01 01.

Retinal pigment epithelium resurfacing of aged submacular human Bruch's membrane.

Gullapalli VK, Sugino IK, Van Patten Y, Shah S, Zarbin MA

Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society.. 2004 102 :123-37; discussion 137-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Hematopoietically derived retinal perivascular microglia initiate uveoretinitis in experimental autoimmune uveitis.

Gullapalli VK, Zhang J, Pararajasegaram G, Rao NA

Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fu?r klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie.. 2000 April 238 (4):319-25. Epub 1900 01 01.

The transplantation of human fetal neuroretinal cells in advanced retinitis pigmentosa patients: results of a long-term safety study.

Das T, del Cerro M, Jalali S, Rao VS, Gullapalli VK, Little C, Loreto DA, Sharma S, Sreedharan A, del Cerro C, Rao GN

Experimental neurology.. 1999 May 157 (1):58-68. Epub 1900 01 01.

Antigen-presenting cells in experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis.

Ishimoto S, Zhang J, Gullapalli VK, Pararajasegaram G, Rao NA

Experimental eye research.. 1998 November 67 (5):539-48. Epub 1900 01 01.

Colour of the nucleus as a marker of nuclear hardness, diameter and central thickness.

Gullapalli VK, Murthy PR, Murthy KR

Indian journal of ophthalmology.. 1995 December 43 (4):181-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Ryan's Retina (2021)

Chapter: Transplantation Frontiers

Authors: Gullapalli VK, Sugino IK, Zarbin MA

Publisher: Elsevier 2021

Ryan's Retina (2017)

Chapter: Transplantation Frontiers

Authors: Gullapalli VK, Khodair MA, Kolomeyer AM, Sugino IK, Madreperla S, Zarbin MA

Publisher: Elsevier 2017

Retina 5th Ed (2013)

Chapter: Transplantation Frontiers

Authors: Gullapalli VK, Khodair MA, Wang H, Sugino IK, Madreperla S, Zarbin MA

Publisher: Elsevier 2013

Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology, 3rd edition (2008)

Chapter: "Muller Cells and Retinal Pigment Epithelium" (Chapter 125), Section 10 Retina and Vitreous,

Authors: Gullapalli, V.K., Sugino, I.K., Zarbin, M.A.

Publisher: Saunders 2008

Ryan's Retina, 4th edition, Volume III, Surgical Retina (2006)

Chapter: "Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Photoreceptor Tansplantation Frontiers" (Chapter 153)

Authors: Gullapalli, V.K., Khodair, M.A., Wang, H., Sugino, I.K., Madreperla, S., Zarbin, M.A.

Publisher: Elsevier-Mosby 2006

La terapia della degenerazione maculare legata all'eta (A. Pece, P. Lanzetta(ed) (2003)

Chapter: "Trapianto dell'epitelio pigmentato retinico: studi compiuti sull'uomo e studi di laboratorio

Authors: Gullapalli, VK, Wang, H., Sugino, IK, Ninomiya, Y., Ninomiya, S., Birge, R.A., Zarbin, M.

Publisher: Savona, Dogma 2003

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