Board Member
With more than 20 years of experience in medicine, Sophia Yen, MD, MPH, is board-certified in both Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. She graduated with a B.S. from MIT, M.D. from UCSF Medical School, and M.P.H. from UC Berkeley in Maternal Child Health. She serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Stanford Medical School. She is a Reproductive Health Specialist and has co-founded 2 non-profit organizations in her endeavors to improve the lives of women: The Silver Ribbon Campaign to Trust Women and SheHeroes.org. Yen co-founded Pandia Health because she believes no one should suffer from “pill anxiety” – the fear of running out of birth control and the stress of having to obtain birth control each month. Dr. Yen enjoys educating the public and other physicians about birth control, menstrual regulation/elimination, sexually-transmitted infections, acne, obesity, and other adolescent health issues. She has spoken at TedX Silicon Valley Women, local high schools, Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula and given grand rounds and noon lectures at various academic institutions from Stanford Pediatrics and Internal Medicine to UCLA Internal Medicine. Her academic research is focused on several issues in women’s reproductive health: Emergency contraception awareness and use/prescription of EC by: college students, high risk for pregnancy patients (homeless and those without insurance), and physicians; Contraceptive use and sexual practices of College Students; Expedited Partner Therapy for Sexually Transmitted Infections; and Bacterial Vaginosis.