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

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 273-3937

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Locations

875 Hard Rd, Ste 200
Webster, NY 14580-8949

Ophthalmology: (585) 273-3937

601 Elmwood Ave, Floor 3
Strong Flaum Eye Institute
Rochester, NY 14642-0001

Ophthalmology: (585) 273-3937

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

Education

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

2005
PHD | New Jersey Medical School
Neurology

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/09/2009 - 06/30/2011
Fellowship in Vitreo - Retinal Disease at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2006 - 06/30/2009
Residency in Ophthalmology at Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School GME <10 yrs ago

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

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

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

04/01/1994 - 04/15/1995
Internship at Bangalore Medical College (India)

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Publications

Journal Articles

2022
Gullapalli VK, Zarbin MA. "New Prospects for Retinal Pigment Epithelium Transplantation." Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology.. 2022 11(4):302-313. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

2/5/2021
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. "A human model of Batten disease shows role of CLN3 in phagocytosis at the photoreceptor-RPE interface." Communications biology.. 2021 Feb 5; 4(1):161. Epub 2021 Feb 05.

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

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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