Dr. Margaret P. Liu, MD
Chosen as one of San Francisco's top three doctors in Ophthalmology.
Dr. Margaret P. Liu is a board-certified ophthalmologist in San Francisco and the founder and CEO of San Francisco Eye Institute. She trained in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Liu performs cataract surgery with advanced lens implants, LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, and corneal cross-linking. She also treats Fuchs’ dystrophy and keratoconus. She is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at California Pacific Medical Center and co-chief of its cornea service. Dr. Liu speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
(415) 421-8667
711 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 310, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Awards & Certifications:
- Board certified, American Board of Ophthalmology
- Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center
- Co-Chief, Cornea and External Disease Service, California Pacific Medical Center
- Medical Director, Pacific Vision Surgery Center
- Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Member, The Cornea Society
Education & Training:
- BA, University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude)
- Medical degree, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (2007)
- Transitional year internship, Flushing Hospital Medical Center
- Residency in ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
- Fellowship in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Why did we choose Dr. Margaret P. Liu, MD as one of our Top Doctors?
Top3Doctors.com selected Dr. Margaret P. Liu as a top ophthalmologist in San Francisco because of her Johns Hopkins fellowship, her cornea expertise, and her academic role. She earned her medical degree at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and completed her ophthalmology residency there. Next, she trained in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Liu is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. She is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at California Pacific Medical Center and co-chief of its Cornea and External Disease Service. Training at this level helps with the hardest corneal cases.
What sets Dr. Liu apart is that she built her own practice. She is the founder and CEO of San Francisco Eye Institute on Van Ness Avenue, and she serves as medical director of Pacific Vision Surgery Center. Her work covers cataract surgery with astigmatism and presbyopia-correcting lenses, LASIK, PRK, EVO ICL, and refractive lens exchange. She also treats Fuchs’ dystrophy and keratoconus and performs corneal cross-linking. Dr. Liu speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. For these reasons, Top3Doctors.com proudly names Dr. Margaret P. Liu among the top three ophthalmologists in San Francisco.
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