James Philip Dunn MD

Ophthalmology•Plymouth Meeting, PA

Cataract Related, Uveitis

Director, Uveitis Unit, MidAtlantic Retina and Retina Division, Wills Eye Hospital

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4060 Butler PikeSte 200Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Phone+1 800-331-6634
Fax+1 267-420-1360

Summary

Dr. James Dunn, MD, specializes in Ophthalmology with a focus on ocular inflammatory and infectious diseases and uveitic cataract surgery. Based in Philadelphia, he currently serves as an Attending Surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital, Professor of Ophthalmology and Director at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, and as an Attending Physician at MidAtlantic Retina. He demonstrates extensive experience in managing conditions like uveitic macular edema, HIV/AIDS-related eye disease, anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis, and multimodal imaging. Dr. Dunn's education background includes cornea and uveitis fellowships from UCLA and UCSF, respectively, after a residency at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He was on the faculty of the Wilmer Eye Institute at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine from 1991-2013 (where he was residency program director from 1998-2013) before moving to Wills Eye Hospital in 2014. He has a robust record of publications and was part of the Longitudinal Study of Ocular Complications of AIDS clinical trials, The Standardization of Uveitis Working Group clinical trials, and multiple industry-sponsored clinical trials. Recognized for his expertise, he has secured multiple awards, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Award, The Straatsma Award for excellence in residency education, and multiple Best Doctors in America awards. He has published over 225 papers and book chapters and has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally.

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Ocular Immunology/Uveitis, 1989 - 1990
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1988 - 1989
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Ophthalmology, 1985 - 1988
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1984
Amherst CollegeB.A., Latin and Psychology

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1991 - 2016
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Docs in Philadelphia
Best Doctors in America 2010-2011, 2018-2020
American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2012
Senior Service Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2012
Best Doctors in Baltimore Award 2008
The Bradley R. Straatsma Award the American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2007
Bradley R. Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education 2007
Inaugural Recipient Eugene de Juan Professorship in Ophthalmology, 2006
America's Top Ophthalmologists Award 2006
Award Research in Medical Education Symposium, Johns Hopkins Medicine Presentation, 2006
Achievement Award American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2005
Neil R. Miller Faculty Teaching Award 2002, 2004-2005
Wilmer Resident Advocate Award 2001, 2008
Wilmer Residents Teaching Award 1995
Alpha Omega Alpha 1983
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Clinical Trials

Longitudinal Study of Ocular Complications of AIDS (LSOCA) Start of enrollment: 1998 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prolonged Undifferentiated Postoperative Pseudophakic Iridocyclitis.
Binod Acharya, Leslie Hyman, Maurizio Tomaiuolo, Qiang Zhang, James P Dunn
Ophthalmology. 2025-04-01
Outcomes of Postcataract Surgery Endophthalmitis Managed Without Microbial Cultures.
Annika G Samuelson, Samir N Patel, Kapila Kommareddy, Bita Momenaei, Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang
Ophthalmology. Retina. 2025-01-01
OUTCOMES OF PRO RE NATA VERSUS TREAT-AND-EXTEND ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR INJECTIONS FOR MYOPIC MACULAR NEOVASCULARIZATION IN MULTIETHNIC PATIENTS IN THE...
Shreya Swaminathan, Raziyeh Mahmoudzadeh, Taku Wakabayashi, Mallory Bowers, Bita Momenaei
Retina. 2024-12-01

Books/Book Chapters

Essentials of Cataract Surgery
Chapter: Preoperative eyedrops and other medications.
Page 25 - 30Dunn JPEditors: Henderson BA.Slack Inc., Thorofare, NJ2014
Cataract Surgery and Retinal Disease
Chapter: The uveitis patient.
Page 35 - 46Burkholder BM, Dunn JPEditors: Han DP.Bryn Mawr Communications, Wayne, PA2013
Sande's HIV Medicine
Chapter: Ocular manifestations of AIDS.
Dunn JPEditors: Volberding M.Elsevier, London2013
Surgical management of intraocular inflammation and infection
Chapter: Corneal Procedures.
Moon C, Dunn JPEditors: Elliott D and Rao PK.JP Medical Publishers, London2013
The Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review
Chapter: Ophthalmology for the internist.
Dunn, JPEditors: Miller R, Asher B, Sisson S.Elsevier, Philadelphia2012
Advanced Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chapter: Ocular manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease.
Dunn JPEditors: Bayless TM, Hanauer S, Hanauer SB.2011
Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery
Dunn JPEditors: Dunn JP, Langer PD.American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco2009
Curbside Consultation in Retina
Chapter: How do I distinguish the infectious posterior uveitides and what are the current treatments?
Dunn JPEditors: Fekrat S.Slack, Inc.2009
In a Page: Signs and Symptoms
Chapter: Blurred vision, Diplopia, Nystagmus, Periorbital edema, Photophobia, Proptosis/Exophthalmos, Ptosis, Pupillary reaction, Red Eye, and Vision Loss. Constriction and dilation.
Dunn JPEditors: Kahan S, Miller R, Smith EG.2009
Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery
Dunn JPEditors: Dunn JP, Langer PD.American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco2009
Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology
Chapter: Retinal manifestations of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: diagnosis and treatment.
Tarver-Carr M, Dunn JPEditors: Albert D, Miller J.W.B. Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 3rd,2008
Global HIV Management
Chapter: Ocular manifestations.
Dunn JPEditors: Greene W, Lange J, Sande M, Volberding PA.Elsevier, London2007
Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery
Chapter: Intraocular fluids.
Dunn JPEditors: Arnold AC.American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco2006
The HIV Medicine Self-Directed Study Guide
Chapter: Clinical manifestations of HIV infections: Ocular complications.
Dunn JPThe American Academy of HIV Medicine, Los Angeles2003
Clinical Eye Atlas
Chapter: The uvea.
Johnson DA, Dunn JPEditors: Gold DH, Lewis RA.American Medical Association Press, Chicago2002
Duane's Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology
Chapter: Ophthalmic disorders associated with selected primary and acquired immunodeficiency disorders.
Page 1 - 40Levinson RD, Dunn JP, Holland GNEditors: Tasman W, Jaeger EA.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia2002
Uveitis in the Third Millennium
Chapter: Scleritis.
Page 81 - 84Jabs DA, Mudun A, Marsh MJ, Dunn JPEditors: Dodds EM, Couto CA.Excerpta Medica, Buenos Aires2002
Current Ocular Therapy
Chapter: Ankylosing spondylitis and Reiter's disease.
Page 555 - 556Dunn JPEditors: Fraunfelder FT, Hampton R.W.B. Saunders Company, PhiladelphiaEdition 5th,2000
Current Ocular Therapy
Chapter: Acquired and congenital syphilis.
Page 2 - 5Shalaby IA, Dunn JPEditors: Fraunfelder FT, Hampton R.W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia2000
Textbook of AIDS Medicine
Chapter: Ocular Sequelae.
Page 457 - 476Dunn JP, Holland GNEditors: Merigan TC Jr.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 2nd,1999
Clinical Trials in Ophthalmology: A Summary and Practice Guide.
Chapter: The Studies of Ocular Complications of AIDS Research Group: The Foscarnet-Ganciclovir Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Trial (FGCRT).
Page 195 - 217Dunn JP, Jabs DAEditors: Kertes PJ, Conway MD.Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore1998
Duane's Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology
Chapter: Mycobacterial diseases of the eye.
Page 1 - 8Trucksis M, Dunn JPEditors: Tasman W, Jaeger E.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia1998
Infections of the Eye
Chapter: Human immunodeficiency virus infection and AIDS.
Page 625 - 644Dunn JPEditors: Tabbara KF, Hyndiuk RA.Little Brown and Company, BostonEdition 2nd,1996
Ocular Infection and Immunity
Chapter: Ocular manifestations of tuberculosis.
Page 1405 - 1420Dunn JP, Helm CJ, Davidson PEditors: Holland GN, Pepose JS, Wilhelmus KR.Mosby, Maryland1996
AIDS Clinical Review 1995/1996
Chapter: Cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS. Natural history, diagnosis, and treatment.
Page 99 - 129Dunn JP, Jabs DAEditors: Volberding P, Jacobson M.Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York1996
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Lectures

"Cataract surgery in patients with uveitis" (keynote lecture)
Park City, UT - 1/1/2013
"Corneal surgery in patients with uveitis"
Park City, UT - 1/1/2013
Grand Rounds: "Cataract surgery in patients with uveitis" (Invited speaker)
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN - 1/1/2013
"Workshop in adult education" (group presentation)
Baltimore - 1/1/2013
"HLA-B27-associated uveitis"
Department of Rheumatology, The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore - 1/1/2012
"Pre-operative eye drops"
Cambridge, MA - 1/1/2012
Distinguished Lecturer, "Cataract surgery in patients with uveitis"
The Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine - 1/1/2012
"Ocular manifestations of rheumatologic disease"
Wintergreen, VA - 1/1/2012
Invited lecturer, "Workup of uveitis"
SUNY Downstate Department of Ophthalmology, Atlantic City, NJ - 1/1/2011
Invited Lecturer, "Anterior uveitis"
SUNY Downstate Department of Ophthalmology, Atlantic City, NJ - 1/1/2011
Invited Lecturer, "Ocular manifestations of tuberculosis"
SUNY Downstate Department of Ophthalmology, Atlantic City, NJ - 1/1/2011
"Confusing Competence and Excellence: How Do We Get The Best From Our Residents?"
Scottsdale, AZ - 1/1/2011
Invited lecturer, "Intermediate uveitis"
Quebec City, Canada - 1/1/2011
Invited Lecturer, "Existing immunosuppressants and biologic agents"
Quebec City, Canada - 1/1/2011
Invited lecturer, "Biologic therapy in ocular inflammatory disease"
Salt Lake City, UT - 1/1/2011
Invited Lectuer, "Cataract surgery in patients with uveitis"
Salt Lake City, UT - 1/1/2011
Invited lecturer, "Laboratory testing in uveitis"
Rochester, NY - 1/1/2011
Visiting Professor, "Ocular complications in immunosuppressed patients"
San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2011
Visiting Professor, "Cataract surgery in patients with uveitis"
San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2011
"Ocular manifestations of the rheumatic diseases", Invited Lecturer
Johns Hopkins Department of Rheumatology - 1/1/2011
Invited Lecturer, "Biologic therapy in the treatment of uveitis"
Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 1/1/2011
Invited speaker, "Pre-operative eye drops"
Cambridge, MA - 1/1/2011
"Local therapy for non-infectious uveitis"
1/1/2011
"Post cataract surgery inflammation"
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK - 1/1/2011
"Managing the intraocular pressure"
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK - 1/1/2011
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Other

Consultant for: "Sympathetic Ophthalmia."
Dunn JP, Focal Points
6/1/2004
"Keep an eye on vision complications following organ transplantation." (Editor)
Dunn JP, Bridges, Hopkins Oncology Newsletter
1/1/2003
Treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.
Dunn JP, Martin DF, Medscape/WebMD
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/663_pnt
1/1/2003
Consultant for: "Diagnosis and Management of Anterior Uveitis."
Dunn JP, Focal Points
1/1/2002
Consultant for: "Laboratory Testing in Uveitis."
Dunn JP, Focal Points
6/1/2001
Changing patterns of ocular disease associated with HIV infection.
Dunn JP, Holland GN, HIV: Advances in Research and Therapy
1/1/1991
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Ophthalmology - AAO
Fellow
American Medical Association - AMA
Member
American Uveitis Society
Member