Dr. Carolyn Pan

Biography

Carolyn K. Pan is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon focused on retinal vascular diseases, macular degeneration, surgical repair of retinal detachments, macular pathology, and complications of cataract surgery. She has co-authored peer-reviewed articles on topics such as optical coherence tomography imaging and embryonic stem cells in relation to macular degeneration. Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Pan is dedicated to the education and training of medical students, residents, and fellows. She received the Faculty Teaching Award from the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University in 2016 and the national Women in Ophthalmology Educator Award in 2024. Dr. Pan has held various leadership positions, including Associate Residency Program Director (2020-2023) and currently serves as the Residency Program Director in the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University. Her commitment to education extended beyond her department, having served on the annual meeting planning committee for the American Academy of Ophthalmology since 2016 and currently acting as Associate Secretary of the Annual Meeting Chair of the Special Projects Committee. Dr. Pan's clinical practice is based at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where she is the chief of the retina service.

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