Ophthalmology
Yaping Liao, MD, PHD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford Medicine
Y. Joyce Liao, MD, PhD, is a clinician-scientist specializing in neuro-ophthalmology, focusing on optic neuropathies that disrupt the axons connecting the eye and brain, leading to visual dysfunction. She treats conditions including nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (optic nerve stroke, the most common acute optic neuropathy in patients over 50), optic disc drusen (the leading cause of young-onset optic nerve stroke due to calcified deposits), ischemic optic neuropathy, Leber's her
25+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
Education & Training
- University of California San Francisco — M.D., Ph.D. in Neuroscience (Medical Scientist Training Program), Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University — Residency, Neurology, 1999-2002
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University — Internship, Internal Medicine, 1998-1999
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine — Class of 1998
- Harvard University — Undergraduate degree with high honors, Biochemical Sciences
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Honors
- Faculty Educator of the Year, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford (2020)
- Young Investigator Award, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (2011)
- Grant Award, Weston Havens Foundation (2011-2013)
- McCormick Faculty Award, Office of Diversity and Leadership (2011-2013)
- Grant Award, Stanford University Vice Provost Undergraduate Research Faculty Grant (2010-2020)
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Stanford University Medical Center
- Stanford Health Care
Languages
English
Experience
25+ years in practice