Ana Bonaldi, OD

Instructor

Brief Bio

Dr. Ana Bonaldi graduated cum laude from Montclair State University with a BA in Biology and obtained her OD graduating as salutatorian and Summa Cum Laude from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She completed internships at the prestigious Boston Sight, various health centers in New England, and at the Worcester Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Bonaldi then went on to complete an ocular disease residency at the Boston Department of Veterans Affairs.

Dr. Bonaldi joined the UMass Eye Team in 2019. She is committed to expand the Northborough Crossing location as a part of her Junior Faculty Development Program Project. She is also started the evening clinic at the Hahnemann campus in order to service patients after hours.

Clinical Expertise

• Comprehensive eye exams
• Diabetic eye exams
• General and specialty contact lens fitting
• Basic binocular vision and prism glasses 
• Preliminary low vision exams

Research Interest

• OCT Angiography

Academic Rank

• Instructor
• UMass Chan Medical School
• UMass Memorial Medical Center

Education

• BS Montclair State University, Montclair NJ
• OD MCPHS, Worcester MA

Residency

• Boston Department of Veterans Affair, Boston MA

Certification

• National Board of Examiners in Optometry

State Licensure

• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island

Professional Societies and Affiliations

• American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
• American optometric association (AOA)
• Massachusetts Society of Optometry (MSO)
• International optometric honor society Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK)

Honors and Awards

• Clinical Excellence Award, MCPHS (2018)
• Gold Key International Honor Society (2017-2018)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2016-2018)
• Pat Cummings (2016)
• Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society (2015)

Languages

• English, Portuguese, Basic Spanish