Alex Yuan, MD, PhD

Appointed
2010

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Cleveland, OH United States
2012

Residency - Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California School of Medicine
Ophthalmology
Los Angeles, CA
2010

Internship - Forest Park Hospital
Transitional Year
St. Louis, MO
2005

Medical Education - Washington University School of Medicine
MD/PhD Neurosciences
St. Louis, MO
2004

Undergraduate - Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
1995

Certifications

• Ophthalmology

Specialty Interests

Regenerative and stem cell therapy, cell-based therapy, gene and drug delivery

Awards & Honors

• Cole Eye Fellow Teaching Award 2012
• Cole Eye Fellow Research Award 2012
• Heed Fellowship Award 2010
• Nesburn Research Award 2010
• UCLA Excellence in Research Award 2007
• Co-investigator NIH R21 Grant 2007
• Oppenheimer Family Foundation Grant 2007
• William Ellis Vision Research Prize 2004
• Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Fellowship 2003

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