Vatinee Y. Bunya, MD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Monitor, Scleritis Study--PI: John Kempen M.D, M.H.S., M.P.H., Ph.D
Department: Ophthalmology
Contact information
Scheie Eye Institute
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 North 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-9791
Fax: 215-243-4695
Fax: 215-243-4695
Email:
vatinee.bunya@uphs.upenn.edu
vatinee.bunya@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BA (Molecular Biology)
Princeton University, Cum Laude, 1996.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
BA (Molecular Biology)
Princeton University, Cum Laude, 1996.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001.
Post-Graduate Training
Transitional Intern, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA, 2001-2002.
Ophthalmology resident, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2005.
Co-chief resident, Wills Eye Institute, 2004-2005.
Cornea fellow, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2005-2006.
Transitional Intern, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA, 2001-2002.
Ophthalmology resident, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2005.
Co-chief resident, Wills Eye Institute, 2004-2005.
Cornea fellow, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2005-2006.
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology, 2007.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Ophthalmology, 2007.
Description of Research Expertise
Sjogren's SyndromeDescription of Clinical Expertise
Dry eyeSelected Publications
Chen S, Massaro-Giordano G, Pistilli M, Schreiber C, Bunya V: Tear Osmolarity and Dry Eye Symptoms in Women Using Oral Contraception and Contact Lenses. Cornea 32(4): 423-8, Apr 2013.Bunya VY, Langelier N, Chen S, Pistilli M, Vivino FB, Massaro-Giordano M. : Tear Osmolarity in Sjogren's Syndrome. Cornea Page: epub ahead of print Feb 12 2013.
Lam A, Bunya VY, Piltz-Seymour JR: Cardiovascular risk factors and events in glaucoma patients with peripapillary focal arteriolar narrowing. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica 84(1): 69-73, Feb 2006.
Lam A, Bunya V, Piltz-Seymour JR: Visual field loss in patients with glaucoma who have asymmetric peripapillary focal arteriolar narrowing. Archives of Ophthalmology 120(11): 1494-7, Nov 2002.
Siegel DL, Chang TY, Russell SL, Bunya VY: Isolation of cell surface-specific human monoclonal antibodies using phage display and magnetically-activated cell sorting: applications in immunohematology. Journal of Immunological Methods 206(1-2): 73-85, Aug 7 1997.
