James Chee Hian Tan, MD PhD is a board certified eye physician, cataract surgeon and glaucoma specialist at Northridge Ophthalmology Associates in Los Angeles, California. For over a decade he has taken care of patients at the Doheny Eye Institute, UCLA and University of Southern California. He has been named amongst Pasadena and LA Top Docs.
He has authored over 100 scientific papers, abstracts, book chapters and books. This includes the award-winning Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology that is translated into seven languages and among the best selling ophthalmology textbooks worldwide. His research has been recognized with awards from the National Institutes of Health, Research to Prevent Blindness, American Glaucoma Society and International Glaucoma Association.
Dr. Tan graduated from medical school at the University of Sydney in Australia. He underwent ophthalmology residency training at St. Thomas’ Hospital of the University of London and the University of Wisconsin. He completed glaucoma fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK and the Doheny Eye Institute/University of Southern California. He has received professional certifications from the American Board of Ophthalmology and Royal College of Ophthalmologists and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society and Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology. Outside work, Dr. Tan enjoys his family, gardening, soccer and dachshunds. While tinkering with audio equipment, he even manages to listen to a little music.
Richard H Yook, MD is a board certified ophthalmologist who received his medical degree (M.D.) from UCLA. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. He is a long-standing member of the clinical teaching faculty at UCLA, serving as Assistant Clinical Professor. Dr. Yook has also received a graduate degree in optometry (O.D.) at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Arts (M.A.) at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Dr. Yook is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He has participated in the cataract surgery teaching program at the Jules Stein Eye Institute and received the Ophthalmology Senior Honor Award for 25 years of teaching. His special interest include serving the poor on volunteer eye surgery mission trips. He has served on projects in Mexico, Honduras, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Iraq, China, Philippines, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and India.
