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Lahia Yemane

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics

Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy scholarship interests are focused on creating and evaluating diversity and inclusion programs to support UIM GME trainees and facilitators and interventions that support the recruitment, inclusion, and retention of UIM trainees.

Ruth E.H. Yemane, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General

BioDr. Yemane is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist with the LGBTQ+ Health Program and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She offers full-spectrum gynecologic care and specializes in caring for people who identify as gender and sexual minorities. She prepares personalized, comprehensive care plans, delivered with compassion.

Dr. Yemane’s research interests include expanding access to safe obstetric and gynecologic care for LGBTQ+ populations. One of her noteworthy studies examined perceptions and patterns of cervical cancer among women in the patient population.

Dr. Yemane has shared her research at local and national conferences. She has appeared on podcasts to discuss transgender health care and how to make obstetric and gynecologic care more LGBTQ+-friendly.

Dr. Yemane is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Chung-Kwan Yen

Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Hung-Hsuan (Dean) Yen

Affiliate, Biomedical Data Science
Visiting Scholar, Biomedical Data Science

BioI am Hung-Hsuan (Dean) Yen, MD, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and an attending general surgeon in Taiwan. I specialize in upper gastrointestinal surgical oncology, particularly gastric and esophagogastric cancer surgery, with a clinical focus on minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery. My academic interests include surgical data science, surgical video analysis, computer vision, and AI-based assessment of surgical quality, safety, and competency. Since September 2026, I have been visiting Stanford University MARVL for a two-year research visit.

Sophia Yen, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine

Current Research and Scholarly InterestsEmergency contraception access, availability, knowledge.

Pediatric obesity and its treament with videogames and pedometers.

Adolescent use and access to contraception.

Using computers to educate patients during waiting time.

Determinants of Tampon use/initiation.

Health needs of adolescents in local high schools. Obesity, exercise, mental health, reproductive health.

Attitudes towards a reproductive health clinic - parents perspective, adolescents.