Dr. Sophia Yen
Pediatrics
Mountain View, CA
24 years experience female
Locations
LPCH at Stanford's Teen and Young Adult Clinic
Mountain View, CA
My office hours
Tuesday: Closed
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Insurances accepted
Health Net
Aetna
UnitedHealthcare
Tricare
Blue Cross of California
About
Bio
Graduated MIT with a B.S., UC San Francisco Medical School with an MD, pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital of Oakland, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at UC San Francisco, MPH in Maternal Child Health at UC Berkeley. Currently, am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Adolescent Medicine Division at LPCH at Stanford Medical School. Interests are reproductive health, prevention of teenage pregnancy, obesity.
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Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
59 Answers
4 Agrees
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sophia Yen answered
24 years experience Pediatrics
Depends how often: It depends how often you pick your nose and if you stick your finger all the way up there.
Just as some people have expanded their ear lobes by stick ... Read More
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24 years experience Pediatrics
Could be pregnant: Whenever a woman, thinks she might be pregnant, better to assume you are pregnant - that is don't drink/do drugs/smoke, etc unless you plan to termina ... Read More
A 29-year-old female asked:
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24 years experience Pediatrics
Sun or allergies: If the shade, hat, sunglasses takes care of the issue, most likely due to sun?
if the sunglasses and hat don't help, then most likely allergies. Peop ... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Yen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Yen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you. My Dr told me the same thing but I didnt understand athe ti
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank You doctor iwas really confused but your reply made me peace....
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
UC San Francisco School of Medicine, CA
Graduated 1997MD
Residency
Children's Hospital Oakland
Completed 2000
Awards
Pediatric Clerkship Faculty Honor Roll, Dept of Pediatrics, Stanford Medical School
Affiliations
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics
North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
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