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
Clinical Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, 1988-1992.
Academic Medicine Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2008.
Residency in Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1988-1991.
Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1991-1992.
Intern in Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, New York, 1987-1988.
Clinical Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, 1988-1992.
Academic Medicine Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2008.
Residency in Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1988-1991.
Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1991-1992.
Intern in Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, New York, 1987-1988.
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2002.
American Board of Ophthalmology, 1992.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, 2002.
American Board of Ophthalmology, 1992.
Selected Publications
Pineles S, Volpe NJ, Galetta SL, Miller E, Sankar P, Shindler KS: Automated Kinetic and Static Perimetry: An alternative to standard examinations. Arch Ophthalmol 124(3): 363-9, March 2006.Fisher, JB, Jacobs DA,Markowitz, CE, Galetta, SL, Volpe NJ, Nano-Schiavi, ML, Baier, MK, Maguire MG, Cutter, GR, Balcer, LJ : Relation of Visual Function to Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Multiple Sclerosis. Ophthalmology 2006(113(2)): 324-32, February 2006.
Aaron M, Volpe NJ: Ophthalmology Program Director's Handbook. American Academy of Ophthalmology Website January 2005.
Volpe, NJ, Di Carlo EE: Reliability of Octopus Computerized Goldman Perimetry. Scheie Eye Institute Anniversary Meeting May 2005.
Becker, ST, Vonthein R, Volpe NJ, Schiefer U: Factors influencing reaction time during automated kinetic perimetry on the Tuebingen Computer Campimeter Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46: 2633-2638, 2005.
Shindler KS, Sankar PS, Volpe NJ, Piltz-Seymour JR: Intermittent headaches as the presenting sign of subacute angle-closure glaucoma. Neurology 65(5): 757-758, 2005.
Pineles S, Volpe, NJ: Computerized kinetic perimetry detects tubular visual fields in patients with functional visual loss. Am J Ophthalmol. 137(5): 933-5, May 2004.
Chou K, Balcer LJ, Galetta SL, Volpe, NJ, Liu GT, Bennett JB : Acute oculomotor mononeuropathies: prospective study of the roles of neuroimaging and clinical assessment. J Neurol Sci 219(1-2): 35-39, April 2004.
Glaser-Hockstein C, Volpe NJ : Transient Vision Loss Current Treat Options Neurol 6: 37-43, 2004.
Shindler KS, Galetta SL, Volpe, NJ : Functional Vision Loss Current Treat Options Neurol 6: 67-73, 2004.
