Timothy You, M.D.
Timothy You, M.D. focuses his practice on the medical and surgical treatment of retinal and vitreous diseases. His specialty and research interests include macular degeneration, cataract surgery complications, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity and telemedicine . He is committed to providing compassionate care for his patients.
Dr. You completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School. After residency, he completed two additional years of subspecialty training in retinal surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He received several prestigious awards, including the Thomas Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship, Herman Knapp Fellowship, and Teaching Awards at Harvard and Brown Medical Schools. Dr. You attended Yale College, where he graduated with honors and distinction in his major. He attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a Penn Medical Scholar and finished an anatomic pathology fellowship. Prior to coming to California, he practiced at the Rhode Island Eye Institute, which is affiliated with Brown Medical School where he was an Assistant Clinical Professor.
His professional affiliations include memberships in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retinal Specialists, Western Retina Study Club, Orange County Medical Association, Christian Ophthalmology Society and the Orange County Society of Ophthalmology.
As an active researcher, Dr. You has published over 14 research articles, and participated in over 15 FDA clinical trials and laboratory-based investigations focusing on new pharmacologic treatments for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Dr. You is active in his community and church. He has organized several volunteer medical missions projects to Guatemala and Mexico. He is a board member for the non-profit organization, the Gift of Vision Foundation, which focuses on the visual needs of the impoverished in Central America.
Dr. You lives in Yorba Linda, California with his wife and two children. His hobbies include computers, photography, and writing short story topics related to the history of Medicine.