Cynthia Shin-Yi Chiu, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Cynthia Chiu is an ophthalmologist with expertise in sutureless and small-incision cataract surgery, ocular and orbital inflammation, Marfan's syndrome and eye pathology. Her research interests include giant cell arteritis, ocular ischemia and optimizing outcomes after cataract surgery. In addition to treating patients, Chiu is an assistant clinical professor in the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology. In 2004 and 2006 as a faculty member at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, her innovative teaching techniques earned her multiple awards of excellence.

Chiu earned a medical degree at UCSF and completed an internship in internal medicine at Stanford University. She completed a residency in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary of Harvard Medical School.

Ophthalmology Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353–2800
Fax: (415) 353–2654

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Eye Disorders

• Marfan Syndrome