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Meet Sylvia H. Yoo, MD
Title(s)
Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department + Services
Ophthalmology
Clinical Focus Areas
amblyopia, pediatric cataracts and adult strabismus
Seeing Patients In
Boston, 617-636-6769
Framingham, 508-879-3204
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Overview
Programs + Specialties
Training + Education
University of Alabama School of Medicine; Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University; Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA; Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Board Certifications
Ophthalmology
NPI #
1861689770
Gender
Female
Accepted Insurances
View Accepted Insurances at Tufts MC + Tufts Children's Hospital
Locations + Directions
New England Eye Center - Boston
Tufts Children's Building, 6th Floor
800 Washington St.
Box 450 Boston, MA 02111
Phone #: 617-636-6769
Fax #: 617-636-3305
New England Eye Center - Framingham
959 Concord St.
Suite 302 Framingham, MA 01702
Phone #: 508-879-3204
Fax #: 508-620-0098
Honors + Awards
2010, Fellowship Recipient, Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Consortium - Child Health Oversight Committee
Publications + National Presentations
1. Yoo SH, Pineles SL, Jarrahy R, Velez, FG. Ophthalmic manifestations of cherubism. Journal of AAPOS. February 2015; 19(1): 70-2.
2. Yoo SH, Rootman DB, Goh A, Savar A, Goldberg RA. Localization and Retrieval of an Eyelid Metallic Foreign Body With an Oscillating Magnet and High-Resolution Ultrasonography. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print]
3. Yoo SH, Pineles SL, Goldberg RA, Velez FG. Rectus muscle resection in Graves’ ophthalmopathy. Journal of AAPOS. February 2013; 17(1): 9-15.
4. Yoo SH. Index of Suspicion: Lower extremity weakness 2 years after scoliosis surgery in a teenager. Pediatrics in Review. May 2012; 33(5): 233-9.
5. Yoo SH, Jansson LM, Park, HJ. Sensorimotor outcomes in children with prenatal exposure to methadone. J AAPOS. In press.
6. Yoo SH, Buu MC, Kollef MH, Enzenauer RW. Ocular manifestations of Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases. In: Levin AV, Enzenauer RW, editors. The Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2017:1806-1856.
7. Yoo SH, Rootman DB, Goh A, Savar A, Goldberg RA. Localization and Retrieval of an Eyelid Metallic Foreign Body With an Oscillating Magnet and High-Resolution Ultrasonography. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul-Aug;32(4):e83-4.
Biography
Dr. Yoo grew up in Alabama and attended Cornell University where she majored in Biological Engineering. She then returned to Alabama to attend medical school in Birmingham. She first completed a residency in pediatrics at Stanford University and then ophthalmology residency at UCLA. She then returned to the east coast to complete a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Johns Hopkins.
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
American Academy of Pediatrics
New England Ophthalmological Society