Alyssa Bonnell, MD

Hometown: Princeton, NJ

Education:
Undergraduate Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA, 2014
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, MD, 2020
Internship: University of Washington, Internal Medicine, 2021
Residency: University of Washington, Ophthalmology, 2024

Dr. Bonnell was born and raised in Princeton, NJ. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, with a Bachelor of Arts in Health and Societies: Public Health. After graduation, Dr. Bonnell moved to Seattle, WA, where she enjoyed working with clay and glaze as a ceramic artist before attending medical school at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.

As a medical student, Dr. Bonnell’s interest in ophthalmology and vitreoretinal surgery grew under the mentorship of Jonathan Prenner, MD, at NJRetina in New Brunswick, NJ. She returned to the Pacific Northwest for her ophthalmology residency and fellowship training at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. In her free time, Dr. Bonnell enjoys exploring Seattle’s coffee shops and restaurants, going to spin classes with friends, and spending time in the mountains with her husband and their two dogs.

2024: Retina Research Foundation/Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Travel Grant, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Seattle, WA

2023: Dr. Melvin I. and Nannette D. Freeman Travel Award, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2023: Advocacy Ambassador, American Academy of Ophthalmology Mid-Year Forum, Washington DC

2022: Outstanding Consultant of the Year Nominee, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Dr. Bonnell’s clinical interests include vitreoretinal surgery, adult and pediatric intraocular tumors, intraocular lymphoma, diabetic retinopathy, and ocular trauma.

Dr. Bonnell’s research interests include early detection and treatment of uveal melanoma. She is a co-investigator with the Global Retinoblastoma Study Group at the Seattle Children’s Hospital.