Zhiyong Yang, MD, PhD, is an ophthalmologist who has clinical interests in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, myopic retinopathy, retinal vascular disease, retinal vein occlusion, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, macular pucker, ocular trauma, and retinal surgery. Dr. Yang received his medical degree at Harbin Medical University in Harbin, China. He earned his PhD in neuroscience at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York, where he conducted research in developmental neuroscience of the retina. Following completion of his doctorate, he continued his research in retinal biology and diseases as a postdoctoral fellow at Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, where he received the Douglas Johnson Award for glaucoma research from BrightFocus Foundation. Dr. Yang completed residency training in ophthalmology at Shiley Eye Institute, University of California San Diego, where he was recognized with the Outstanding Knowledge and Academic Performance Award in 2018 and the Residency Teaching Award in 2019. Dr. Yang then completed his advanced specialty training in medical and surgical retina at Wilmer Eye Institute. Dr. Yang is fluent in both English and Mandarin.
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