Dr. James Dunn

OphthalmologyRetina Specialist
Plymouth Meeting, PA
(215) 928-3444
Accepts Medicare

Location

4060 Butler Pike, Suite 200
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Areas of Expertise

Anterior Uveitis (Iritis)
Cataract Surgery (in Patients With Uveitis)
Ocular Inflammatory Disease
Ocular Complications Of HIV/AIDS
Immunosuppression-related Eye Disease
Retinal Disease
Infectious Ocular Inflammatory Disease

Meet Dr. James Dunn

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About Me

James P. Dunn, MD, serves as Director of the Uveitis Unit at Wills Eye Hospital. His clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and medical management of ocular inflammatory conditions, including uveitis and infectious eye diseases. Dr. Dunn has particular expertise in cataract surgery for patients with uveitis and in managing the ocular complications associated with HIV/AIDS and other immunosuppressive conditions. As a board-certified ophthalmologist on the Retina Service, he brings specialized knowledge to the treatment of complex retinal and inflammatory eye disorders.

Dr. Dunn's extensive training includes medical school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, an internal medicine internship at Wake Forest University, and an ophthalmology residency at New York University. He completed fellowships in cornea and external disease at UCLA and in cornea and uveitis at UCSF. Prior to joining Wills Eye Hospital, Dr. Dunn was a faculty member at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins and now holds an academic appointment as Professor at Sidney Kimmel Medical College.

Training

  • Internal Medicine

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital/Wake Forest University

    Residency
  • Cornea and External Disease

    Jules Stein Eye Institute/UCLA School of Medicine

    Fellowship
  • Cornea and Uveitis

    Francis I. Proctor Foundation/UC San Francisco

    Fellowship
  • New York University

    Ophthalmology

    1988

    NYU

    Residency

Awards & Honors

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor

    2026

    Castle Connolly

  • Top Doctors

    2025

    Philadelphia magazine

  • Bradley R. Straatsma Award

    2006

Certifications & Licensure

Licensed In
PA
License Numbers
MD450503