Assistant Professor - Department of Neurological Sciences

• University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts, MD (2012)
• Yale School of Medicine, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (2013)
• Medical College of Wisconsin, Internal Medicine and Neurology Residency (2017)
• Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wilmer Eye Institute, Fellowship (2018)

Hospital Appointments:
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Interests:
Optic Neuropathies and Disorders of Visual Pathways including those cause by system and autoimmune disease (Lupus, Thyroid Eye Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis)
Brain tumors affecting the vision
Eye movement disorders
Neurodegenerative illnesses and associated ocular changes

Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Vuppala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She is board-certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Her clinical interests include conditions affecting the optic nerve(s) or visual pathways including those caused by systemic and autoimmune disease (Lupus, Thyroid Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis) as well as those caused by brain lesions/tumors. She also has an interest in eye movement disorders and nystagmus.