Michael Bivona, MD
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

Biography
Dr. Bivona is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. His major areas of interest and expertise are: Corneal Disease, Cataract Surgery, Ocular Surface Disease/Dry Eye and Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Education
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University, MD
- State University of New York at Albany, BS
Publications
- Published on 6/17/2021
LoBue SA, Palazzolo L, Antonova N, Bivona MR, Smith E, Edelstein M. Sterile iris abscess associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2021 Sep; 23:101144. PMID: 34195477.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2021
Lifson N, Salloum G, Kurochkin P, Bivona M, Yin HY, Alpert S. Treatment outcomes on neovascularization after CRAO treated with hyperbaric oxygen. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2021; 48(4):425-430. PMID: 34847306.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/28/2020
LoBue SA, Goldman A, Giovane RA, Carlson SM, Bivona M, Albear S, LoBue TD. Recurrent Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Preceded by Anabolic Steroids and High-Dose L-Arginine. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2020; 2020:8861892. PMID: 33457029.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/20/2017
Luo CT, Osmanbeyoglu HU, Do MH, Bivona MR, Toure A, Kang D, Xie Y, Leslie CS, Li MO. Ets transcription factor GABP controls T cell homeostasis and immunity. Nat Commun. 2017 Oct 20; 8(1):1062. PMID: 29051483.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/21/2017
Oh SA, Liu M, Nixon BG, Kang D, Toure A, Bivona M, Li MO. Foxp3-independent mechanism by which TGF-ß controls peripheral T cell tolerance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Sep 05; 114(36):E7536-E7544. PMID: 28827353.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/8/2014
Franklin RA, Liao W, Sarkar A, Kim MV, Bivona MR, Liu K, Pamer EG, Li MO. The cellular and molecular origin of tumor-associated macrophages. Science. 2014 May 23; 344(6186):921-5. PMID: 24812208.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/8/2013
Ouyang W, Oh SA, Ma Q, Bivona MR, Zhu J, Li MO. TGF-ß cytokine signaling promotes CD8+ T cell development and low-affinity CD4+ T cell homeostasis by regulation of interleukin-7 receptor a expression. Immunity. 2013 Aug 22; 39(2):335-46. PMID: 23932572.
Read at: PubMed