Kimberly G. Yen, MD

Ophthalmology

Chief of Ophthalmology

Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

Phone: 832-822-3230
Fax: 832-825-4776

Languages: English

Departments:

Ophthalmology

Office locations:

Texas Children's Hospital Wallace Tower

Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030

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Dr. Kimberly Yen is board certified and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She is an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology and has received the Heed Ophthalmic Fellow Award, the Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching and Evaluation, a Knight Templar Foundation Grant, and an Honor Award presented by the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

Dr. Yen sees pediatric patients with conditions such as cataracts, amblyopia (‘lazy eye’), strabismus (misaligned eyes), tear duct obstructions, and other childhood eye diseases. She provides medical and surgical care for all areas of childhood eye problems.

Dr. Yen's research interests are in the areas of childhood eye problems. She is especially interested in childhood cataracts, strabismus, and amblyopia. She is a member of PEDIG, the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group. She is the Principal Investigator in The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, an NIH-funded study, and a Contributing Investigator in the NIH-funded Early Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity Study, Amblyopia Treatment Studies and nasolacrimal duct obstruction studies as well as a number of other PEDIG sponsored clinical trials.

Education

Year(s)

2000

Education Type

Fellowship

School

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Degree (short)

POPH

Degree (Full description)

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Year(s)

1999

Education Type

Residency

School

University of Michigan

Year(s)

1996

Education Type

Internship

School

University of Michigan

Degree (short)

TRA

Degree (Full description)

Transitional

Year(s)

1995

Education Type

Medical School

School

University of Michigan Medical School

Degree (short)

M.D.

Degree (Full description)

Doctor of Medicine

Organizations

Role

Fellow

Organization Name

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Role

Member

Organization Name

American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Role

Member

Organization Name

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Role

Member

Organization Name

Houston Ophthalmological Society

Role

Member

Organization Name

Chinese American Ophthalmological Society

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