Gunay Uludag Kirimli, MD

Medical school: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Turkey, 2006
Internship: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Turkey, 2007
Residency: Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Turkey, 2012

Dr. Kirimli, originally from Turkey, earned her medical degree from Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine. It was during her residency at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, that her passion for uveitis and posterior segment diseases started. 

Building on this interest, she pursued a research fellowship at Stanford University, Byers Eye Institute, focusing on clinical research in uveitis. She then completed a Medical Retina Fellowship at Duke Eye Center. She is excited to join the uveitis team at the University of Washington in Seattle for specialized training. Outside of work, Dr. Kirimli enjoys listening to music, traveling, and spending time with her husband and daughter. 

Uveitis and retina

Uveitis, treatment and imaging in intraocular inflammation

Akhavanrezayat A, Uludag Kirimli G, Matsumiya W, Khojasteh H, Or C, Karaca I, Pham B, Ongpalakorn P, Lajevardi S, Lam B, Hwang JJ, Than NTT, Park S, Yavari N, Bazojoo V, Mobasserian A, Khatri A, Halim MS, Thng ZX, Ghoraba H, Do DV, Tugal-Tutkun I, Gupta V, de Smet M, Nguyen QD. The Role of Corticosteroids and Immunomodulatory Therapy in the Management of Infectious Uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2024 Feb 8:1-12. PMID: 38330155

Karaca I, Tran EM, Park S, Bromeo A, Khojasteh H, Tran ANT, Yavari N, Akhavanrezayat A, Yasar C, Uludag Kirimli G, Than NTT, Hassan M, Or C, Ghoraba H, Do DV, Nguyen QD. Intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy for patients with severe ocular inflammatory diseases who failed other immunomodulatory therapies. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2024 Mar 11;14(1):12. PMID: 38466527

Akhavanrezayat A, Matsumiya W, Ongpalakorn P, Ghoraba HH, Or C, Khojasteh Jafari H, Kirimli GU, Yasar C, Than NTT, Karaca I, Zaidi M, Mobasserian A, Yavari N, Bazojoo V, Shin YU, Bromeo AJ, Nguyen QD. Neurosarcoidosis, Coccidioidomycosis, or Both! Int Med Case Rep J. 2023 Dec 28;16:887-895. PMID: 38164515

Akhavanrezayat A, Khatri A, Onghanseng NGL, Halim MS, Or C, Sredar N, Razeen M, Hasanreisoglu M, Regenold J, Thng ZX, Mohammadi SS, Jain T, Yavari N, Bazojoo V, Gupta AS, Mobasserian A, Yasar C, Than NTT, Uludag Kirimli G, Karaca I, Shin YU, Yoo WS, Ghoraba H, Do DV, Dubra A, Nguyen QD. Structural and Functional Changes in Non-Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Nov 3;13(21):3376. PMID: 37958272

Uludag Kirimli G, Hassan M, Onghanseng N, Or C, Yasar C, Park S, Akhavanrezayat A, Mobasserian A, Yavari N, Bazojoo V, Khojasteh H, Ghoraba H, Karaca I, Trong Tuong Than N, Zaidi M, Nguyen QD. Ocular manifestations and clinical outcomes in Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome (TINU). Eye (Lond). 2023 Aug 25. PMID: 37626158