Manju L. Subramanian, MD
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology
Biography
Manju Subramanian is an Associate Professor at Boston University and Vice-Chair of Faculty Affairs in the Department of Ophthalmology. She is an ophthalmic surgeon specializing in vitreoretinal disease and surgery and is in academic practice at Boston Medical Center. Her primary areas of clinical interest include medical and surgical management of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal detachments, hereditary retinal diseases, ocular inflammation, and ocular trauma. Dr. Subramanian graduated from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine and Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston.
Dr. Subramanian’s research interests include the study of eye fluid biomarkers as a potential diagnostic modality in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). She is also active in clinical outcomes research in eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and the role of anesthesia in eye surgery, with a particular emphasis on health disparities. She was Principal Investigator for a VA Boston sponsored head-to-head clinical trial comparing bevacizumab and ranibizumab in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, and she was Principal Investigator for a study assessing the role of oral sedation in eye surgery. She is also a recipient of an R03 Grant Award by the National Institutes of Aging, in 2019, as the Principal Investigator of a study looking at protein biomarkers for AD in the eye.
In her leadership roles, she served as the Vice-Chair of Clinical Services within Ophthalmology for 8 years where she worked with hospital administrators in clinical operations, quality and compliance, and the creation of a new eye clinic. In 2017, she transitioned her role to Vice-Chair of Faculty Affairs where she currently supports the professional development and career engagement of the clinical faculty. She serves on several institutional committees, including the Boston University Medical Group (BUMG) Research Committee, the BU Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine Promotion Criteria Working Group, and she is the past Chair of the BUMG Professional Development Committee. She is also a voting member of the BUMG Board of Trustees. She additionally serves on national committees, such as RESOURCE Committe with the Retina Society and serves on several Special Emphasis Panel with the National Institutes of Health, and she is a past member of the International Meetings Committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Diversity Initiatives Committee for Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Education
- University of Missouri School of Medicine, MD
- University of Missouri, BS
Publications
- Published on 3/18/2025
Sampani K, Hussain A, Sanjiv N, Davoudi S, Alluri S, Lee HJ, Ness S, Rowe S, Subramanian ML. Factors associated with satisfaction with oral sedation during ophthalmic surgeries. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar 18. PMID: 40102221.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/26/2024
Prasad M, Goodman D, Gutta S, Sheikh Z, Cabral HJ, Shunyakova J, Sanjiv N, Curley C, Yarala RR, Tsai L, Siegel NH, Chen X, Poulaki V, Alosco ML, Stein TD, Ness S, Subramanian ML. Associations Between Retinal Vascular Occlusions and Dementia. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Nov 26; 12(23). PMID: 39684995.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/26/2024
Sampani K, Ness S, Tuz-Zahra F, Aytan N, Spurlock EE, Alluri S, Chen X, Siegel NH, Alosco ML, Xia W, Tripodis Y, Stein TD, Subramanian ML. Neurodegenerative biomarkers in different chambers of the eye relative to plasma: an agreement validation study. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2024 Aug 26; 16(1):192. PMID: 39187891.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/8/2024
Prasad M, Goodman D, Xu J, Gutta S, Zubieta D, Alluri S, Siegel NH, Peeler CE, Lee HJ, Cabral HJ, Subramanian ML. Long-Term Satisfaction of Oral Sedation versus Standard-of-Care Intravenous Sedation for Ocular Surgery. Clin Ophthalmol. 2024; 18:735-742. PMID: 38476357.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/13/2023
Dia M, Davoudi S, Sanayei N, Martin DC, Albrecht MM, Ness S, Subramanian M, Siegel N, Chen X. Demographic and socioeconomic disparities in the hybrid ophthalmology telemedicine model. J Telemed Telecare. 2023 Nov 13; 1357633X231211353. PMID: 37960873.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2023
Bains A, Osathanugrah P, Sanjiv N, Chiu C, Fiorello MG, Siegel NH, Peeler CE, Distefano AG, Lee HJ, Ness S, Desai MA, Titelbaum JR, Pira T, LaMattina KC, Christiansen SP, Cabral HJ, Subramanian ML. Diverse Research Teams and Underrepresented Groups in Clinical Studies. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Nov 01; 141(11):1037-1044. PMID: 37856135.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/6/2023
Prasad M, Kosowsky T, Chen X, Davoudi Moghaddam S, Ness S, Peeler C, Siegel NH, Subramanian ML. Unrelenting Vision Loss: The Virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Cureus. 2023 Sep; 15(9):e44786. PMID: 37809162.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/31/2023
Dia M, Albrecht MM, Sanayei N, Cabral H, Martin DC, Subramanian ML, Ness S, Siegel NH, Desai M, Chen X. Patient Satisfaction with the Hybrid Telemedicine Model for Ophthalmology. Telemed J E Health. 2024 Feb; 30(2):499-508. PMID: 37651189.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/29/2023
Nguyen AH, Davoudi S, Dong K, Bains A, Ness S, Subramanian ML, Siegel NH, Chen X. Socioeconomic Disparities in Patients Receiving Intravitreal Injections for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2023; 7(5):376-381. PMID: 37701269.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/8/2023
Zeng K, Cabral H, Ness S, Subramanian M, Siegel N, Chen X. Effect of Lens Status on Diabetic Vitreous Hemorrhage Resolution. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2023; 7(3):220-225. PMID: 37188215.
Read at: PubMed
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