Dunn, James P., Jr.

James P. Dunn, Jr., M.D.

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Division of Ocular Immunology

The Wilmer Eye Institute
600 North Wolfe Street, Woods Bldg, Rm. 476
Baltimore, MD 21287

Clinic Phone: (410) 955-2966
Email: jpdunn@jhmi.edu

Dr. Dunn is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of the Wilmer Residency Program, and holds the Eugene de Juan Professorship in Ophthalmology.  He is the principal investigator of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Clinical Center for the Longitudinal Studies of Ocular Complications of AIDS (LSOCA).  This study is a multicenter, longitudinal study that is monitoring the incidence of ocular complications of AIDS, as well as visual outcomes and quality of life.  Dr. Dunn also is the division’s principal investigator for the Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Follow-up Study (MUST).  He has an active clinical and surgical practice and is instrumental in the education of residents and medical students rotating through ophthalmology.  His particular clinical interests are surgery in patients with uveitis, intraocular drug delivery, and the ocular complications of bone marrow transplantation.

Honors and Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha, 1983
Wilmer Residents Teaching Award, 1994-1995

Education

• Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts: B.A., Latin and Psychology, 1975-1979
• UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey: M.D., 1980-1984
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Borman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Internship, Internal Medicine, 1984-1985
• Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, Newyork: Residency, Ophthalmology, 1985-1988
• Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California: Fellowship, Cornea and External Disease, 1988-1989

Appointments

• Fellowship, Uveitis and Corneal Diseases, Francis I. Proctor Foundation University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California: 1989-1990
• Clinical Instructor, Francis I. Proctor Foundation University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California: 1990-1991
• Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 1991-1996
• SOCA Clinic Director, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 1994- Present
• Uveitis Fellowship Director, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine 1994-1998
• Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 1996- Present
• Director of Residency Education, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 1998-Present

Licensure and Certification

• American Board of Ophthalmology, 1990
• Maryland Physician and Surgeon License, 1991

Professional Affiliations

• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1983
• American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1988
• American Medical Association, 1984
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 1989
• American Uveitis Society, 1994

Editorial Appointments

Reviewer For: American Journal of Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Current Eye Research, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Journal of the American Medical Association, Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Retina, Southern Medical Journal