Nicholas J. Volpe, MD
Adele Niessen Chair in Ophthalmology
Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service
Residency Program Director
Vice Chair for Clinical Practice
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8042
Fax: 215-243-4694
Fax: 215-243-4694
Email:
nickvolp@mail.med.upenn.edu
nickvolp@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Chemistry)
Brooklyn College of CUNY, 1983.
M.D.
State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 1987.
B.A. (Chemistry)
Brooklyn College of CUNY, 1983.
M.D.
State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 1987.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, New York, 1987-1988.
Residency in Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1988-1991.
Clinical Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, 1988-1992.
Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1991-1992.
Academic Medicine Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2008.
Intern in Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, New York, 1987-1988.
Residency in Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1988-1991.
Clinical Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, 1988-1992.
Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1991-1992.
Academic Medicine Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2008.
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology, 1992.
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2002.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, 1992.
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2002.
Selected Publications
Osborne, B., Volpe, NJ.: Optic neuritis and risk of MS: differential diagnosis and management. Cleve Clin J Med 76(3): 181-190, 2009.Sashank Prasad, MD, Nicholas J. Volpe, MD, Mahura Tamhankar, MD: Clinical Reasoning: A 36-year-old Man with Vertical Diplopia. Neurology 72(19): 93-99, 2009.
Golisch TB., Tamhankar MA., Ying GS., Volpe NJ.: Success of Prisms in the Management of Diplopia: Emphasis on Incomitant, Combined and Deviations Greater than 10 diopters North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society, Lake Tahoe, NV February 2009.
Volpe, NJ, Dadvand, L, Kim, SK, Maguire MG, Yong, GS, Moster ML, Galetta SL: Computerized binocular pupillography of the swinging flashlight test detects afferent pupil defects. Curr Eye Res 34(7): 606-613, 2009.
Ney JJ., Volpe, NJ., Liu, GT., Balcer LJ., Moster ML., Galetta SL. : Functional Visual Loss in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Ophthalmology 116(9): 1808-1813, 2009.
Ko MW, Turkeltaub PE, Lee EB, Gonatas NK, Volpe NJ, Moster ML, Galetta SL: Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis mimicking a chronic inflammatory meningitis. J Neurol Sci 278: 127-131, 2009.
Grunwald, L, Sund, NJ, Volpe, NJ: Pupillary sparing and aberrant regeneration in chronic third nerve palsy secondary to a posterior communicating artery aneurysm. Br J Ophthalmol 92(5): 715-716, 2008.
Hall, JE, Volpe NJ: Traumatic Optic Neuropathy. Curbside Consultations in Neuro-ophthalmology. Lee AG., Kline L., Brazis, PW (eds.). Slack Inc., Thorofare NJ, 2008.
Maguire AM, Simonelli F, Pierce EA, Pugh EN Jr, Mingozzi F, Bennicelli J, Banfi S, Marshall KA, Testa F, Surace EM, Rossi S, Lyubarsky A, Arruda VR, Konkle B, Stone E, Sun J, Jacobs J, Dell'Osso L, Hertle R, Ma JX, Redmond TM, Zhu X, Hauck B, Zelenaia O, Shindler KS, Maguire MG, Wright JF, Volpe NJ, McDonnell JW, Auricchio A, High KA, Bennett J.: Safety and efficacy of gene transfer for Leber's congenital amaurosis. New Engl J Med 358(21): 2282-2284, 2008.
Ko MW, Tamhankar MA, Volpe NJ, Porter D, McGrath C, Galetta SL: Acute Promyelocytic Leukemic Involvement of the Optic Nerves Following Mitoxantrone Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. J Neurol Sci 273: 144-147, 2008.
