Jose Cijin Puthussery, MD, MBA, is an ophthalmologist with specialization in pediatric neuro-ophthalmology, oncology, eye movement disorders, and strabismus. Dr. Puthussery treats both adults and children at the UPMC Mercy Vision Institute and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (Fellowship)
- Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio (Fellowship)
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia (Fellowship)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (Residency and Medical School)
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (MBA)
Education & Training
Puthussery JC, Wagner W, Singh AD. Lipid Dominant Toxic Tumor Syndrome. Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2025 Apr;11(1):37-45. doi: 10.1159/000543040. Epub 2024 Dec 9. PMID: 40225962; PMCID: PMC11991737.
Puthussery JC, Ufondu A, Cherian S, Singh AD. Diffuse choroidal hemangioma: Ophthalmic outcomes following intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Taiwan J Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar 10;15(1):103-108. doi: 10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-24-00139. PMID: 40213299; PMCID: PMC11981576.
Asghar E, Puthussery JC, de Boer J, Miraldi Utz V. Paediatric Neoplastic Uveitis Masquerade Syndromes. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2025 Dec 16:1-13. doi: 10.1080/09273948.2025.2594660. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41401403.
Ufondu A, Oakey Z, Puthussery JC, Cherian S, Singh AD. Diffuse choroidal hemangioma: IMRT versus episcleral plaque brachytherapy. Taiwan J Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar 20;15(1):109-113. doi: 10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-24-00154. PMID: 40213295; PMCID: PMC11981580.
Khokhar S, Jose CP, Sihota R, Midha N. Unilateral Congenital Cataract: Clinical Profile and Presentation. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2018 Mar 1;55(2):107-112. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20170703-11. Epub 2017 Nov 14. PMID: 29131913.
Titiyal JS, Kaur M, Falera R, Jose CP, Sharma N. Evaluation of Time to Donor Lenticule Apposition Using Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2016 Apr;35(4):477-81. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000757. PMID: 26807904.
Neuro-Ophthalmology, retinoblastoma, oncology, strabismus, eye movement disorders