Sophia Yen, MD, MPH
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Center for Adolescent Health 1174 Castro St. Ste 250 MC 5811 Mountain View, CA 94040 Tel Work (650) 694-0600 Fax (650) 694-0610Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 694-0600Alternate Contact Ana Valdez-Frasier Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work (650) 736-9557
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Adolescent Medicine
Administrative Appointments
- Clinical Assistant Professor, LPCH/Stanford (2011 - present)
- Clinical Instructor, LPCH (2003 - 2011)
Honors and Awards
- Pediatric Clerkship Faculty Honor Roll, Dept of Pediatrics, Stanford Medical School (2007, 2008, 2010)
- Faculty Teaching Award, Stanford Medical School, LPCH. (2006)
- MCHB Postdoctoral Training Fellowship in Adolescent Health, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco (2000-2003)
- Special graduation award for Student Advocacy, UCSF Class of 1997 (1997)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (2000) |
| Internship: | Children's Hospital Oakland CA (1998) |
| Board Certification: | Adolescent Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (2003) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Adolescent Medicine CA (2003) |
| Medical Education: | UCSF School of Medicine CA (1997) |
| MPH: | UC Berkeley, Maternal Child Health (2004) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community and International Work
- President, N. CA SAHM, Bay Area
- SheHeroes.org, co-founder, Board president, US
- Silver Ribbon Campaign to Trust Women, US
- N. CA AAP Pediatric Obesity Interest Group, Bay Area
- Reproductive Rights, US
- Vice President, N. CA SAHM, Bay Area
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Emergency contraception access, availability, knowledge.
Pediatric obesity and its treament with videogames and pedometers.
Adolescent use and access to contraception.
Using computers to educate patients during waiting time.
Determinants of Tampon use/initiation.
Health needs of adolescents in local high schools. Obesity, exercise, mental health, reproductive health.
Attitudes towards a reproductive health clinic - parents perspective, adolescents.
Publications
- IUDs and adolescents--an under-utilized opportunity for pregnancy prevention. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2010; (3): 123-8
- Feasibility of a dance videogame to promote weight loss among overweight children and adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007; (1): 105-7
- Bacterial vaginosis in sexually experienced and non-sexually experienced young women entering the military. Obstet Gynecol. 2003; (5 Pt 1): 927-33
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