Department of Surgery

Division of Ophthalmology

Arlene Bagga, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology
MSC10-5610
Department of Surgery
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone: (505) 272-6120
Fax: (505) 272-6125
e-mail: abagga@salud.unm.edu



Research
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Summer 2000
    Principal Investigator: Pauline Merrill, M.D.
    Safety and efficacy of indocyanine green in visualizing macular holes

University of California at Los Angeles, September 1996-May 1997
    Principal Investigator: Marshall Urist, M.D. Isolation and bioassay of
    human bone morphogenetic protein (hBMP)
    Development of study design involving prostaglandins as a carrier


Education
Tufts University/New England Eye Center, July 2002-June 2005
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Ophthalmology Resident

Oakwood Hospital, July 2001-June 2002
    Dearborn, Michigan
    Preliminary Medicine Resident

Rush Medical College, August 1997-June 2001
    Chicago, Illinois
    Doctor of Medicine

University of Michigan, September 1992-May 1996
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Bachelor of Science, Psychology


Presentations
Bagga A, Soukiasian SH, Cotran PR, Speert PK. Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA and Tufts/NEMC, Boston, MA. Delayed appearance and consequences of retained nuclear fragments after uneventful phacoemulsification
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, April 2004
New England Ophthalmological society, June 2004


Publications
Hedges, TR, Flattem, NL, Bagga, A. Vitreopapillary Traction Confirmed by Optical Coherence Tomography
Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:279-281.


Honors and Awards
England Ophthalmological Society, June 2004
Second Prize, Resident and Fellow Poster Presentation