Michelle Sun, MD, MPH

Ophthalmology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Scheie Eye Institute Penn Presbyterian
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

My education and training

  • Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Residency: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sun is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Xu S, Clarke P, Sun MJ, Ehrlich JR The role of home environment hazards shaping visual impairment and falls. , JAMA Ophthalmology: 2026

Michelle J. Sun Incidence and Outcome of Cataract in Eyes with Scleritis and Episcleritis , Ocular Immunology and Inflammation : 2025

Sun MJ, Tran AQ, Dinkin MJ, Kazim M, Tooley AA. An elusive case of malignant optic nerve glioma with a suprasellar mass , Orbit, 43(2): 2024,240-243

Sun MJ, Duong AT, Tran KD, Straiko MMW, Stoeger CG, Sales CS. Primary Graft Failure, Infection, and Endothelial Cell Density in Corneal Transplants With Increased Death-to-Preservation Time , Cornea, 40: 2021,1462-1465

Michelle J. Sun Necrotizing Scleritis and Uveitis Following Subconjunctival Ink Tattoo , Ophthalmology Retina : 2021

Sun MJ, Rubin GS, Akpek EK, Ramulu PY. Impact of Glaucoma and Dry Eye on Text-Based Searching , Transl Vis Sci Technol, 6: 2017,24

Sun MJ, Zambrano AI, Dize L, Munoz B, Gwyn S, Mishra S, Martin DL, Sharma S, West SK. Evaluation of a field test for antibodies against Chlamydia trachomatis during trachoma surveillance in Nepal , Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 88(1): 2017,3-6

Bracher M, Bezuidenhout D, Lutolf MP, Franz T, Sun M, Zilla P, Davies NH. Cell specific ingrowth hydrogels , Biomaterials: 2013

Buskohl PR, Sun MJ, Thompson RP, Butcher JT. Serotonin potentiates transforming growth factor-beta3 induced biomechanical remodeling in avian embryonic atrioventricular valves , PLoS One: 2012