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Summary
- Dr. Melissa Yuan is an ophthalmologist based in Boston, MA. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School from 2021 to 2025, following her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and a BA in Neurobiology from Harvard University. Her research includes publications on age-related macular degeneration, retinopathy of prematurity, and diabetic retinopathy, featured in journals such as Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, American Journal of Ophthalmology, and Ophthalmology Retina.
Education & Training
- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Ophthalmology, 2021 - 2025
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2021
- Harvard UniversityBA, Neurobiology, 2012 - 2016
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical and imaging characteristics associated with foveal neovascularization in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.Melissa Yuan, Francesco Romano, Xinyi Ding, Mauricio Garcia, Itika Garg
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Fur Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie. 2025-03-01 - Multimodal Imaging Characteristics and Correlation to Outcomes in Patients With Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Presenting to a Large Academic Center.Sandra Hoyek, Melissa Yuan, Romy Bejjani, David N Zacks, Joan W Miller
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2025-02-01 - Orbital and Ocular Venous Congestion: A Rare Manifestation of Hypervascular Paget Disease of the Bone.Melissa Yuan, Carolina A Chiou, Jennifer C W Hu, Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat, Dean Eliott
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2025-01-22
Authored Content
- The Digital Operating Room for Retinal SurgeryMay 2024
- Peripheral Retinal Changes in AMDJanuary 2024
- Diagnosis and Management of Ocular SyphilisMay 2023
Professional Memberships
- Women in OphthalmologyMember
- American Society of Ophthalmic TraumaMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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