Y. Joyce Liao, M.D. Ph.D.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Ophthalmology
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford 2452 Watson Court MC 5353 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel Work (650) 723-6995 Fax (650) 565-8297Byers Eye Institute at Stanford 2452 Watson Court MC 5353 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Tel Work (650) 723-6995 Fax (650) 565-8297
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Tel (650) 723-6995Alternate Contact Barbara Bartlett Assistant Email Tel Work 650-723-6995Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Stem cell
- Eye Movement Disorders
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Diplopia
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology (2008 - present)
- Director, Stanford Human Ocular Motor Center (2006 - present)
- Associate Director, Research (2008 - present)
- Co-Program Director, Vision Research Training Program (2010 - present)
Honors and Awards
- McCormick Faculty Award, Office of Diversity and Leadership (2011-2013)
- Grant Award, Center for Biomedical Imaging at Stanford (2011-2012)
- Grant Award, Weston Havens Foundation (2011-2012)
- Young Investigator Award, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (2011)
- Grant Award, Stanford University Vice Provost Undergraduate Research Faculty Grant (2010-2012)
- Career Award in Biomedical Sciences, Burroughs Wellcome Foundation (2005-2010)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (2002) |
| Internship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1999) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF, Neuro-Ophthalmology (2006) |
| Board Certification: | Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2005) |
| Residency: | Stanford, Neurology (2002) |
| M.D.: | UCSF, Medicine (1998) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community and International Work
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Ischemic optic neuropathy
Stem cell transplantation
Optic neuropathy
Optic neuritis
Eye movement disorders
Publications
- Plasticity and stability of the visual system in human a chiasma Neuron. 2012
- Functional rescue of experimental ischemic optic neuropathy with αB-crystallin. Eye (Lond). 2011; (6): 809-17
- Junctional visual field loss in a case of Wyburn-Mason syndrome. J Neuroophthalmol. 2012; (1): 42-4
- The immunopathology of giant cell arteritis: diagnostic and therapeutic implications. J Neuroophthalmol. 2012; (3): 259-65
- Dorsolateral midbrain MRI abnormalities and ocular motor deficits following cytarabine-based chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia. J Neuroophthalmol. 2011; (1): 52-3
- Giant cell arteritis: immune and vascular aging as disease risk factors. Arthritis Res Ther. 2011; (4): 231
