Elizabeth Yeu, MD

Dr. Elizabeth Yeu earned her medical degree through an accelerated and combined undergraduate/medical school program at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where she served as Chief Resident (2006–2007). Dr. Yeu continued to the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine to complete a fellowship in Cornea, Anterior Segment, and Refractive Surgery (2007–2008), where she served as an Assistant Professor after her fellowship training.

Dr. Yeu joined Virginia Eye Consultants in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2013, and became a partner in 2014. She continues her commitment to residency training in ophthalmology as an Assistant Professor at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. She is the Medical Director of the Virginia Surgery Center and sits on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Eye Foundation.

Dr. Yeu provides guidance and governance across several national medical boards and committees, including as an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, current Advisor (past Chair (2013–17)) of the ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons (YES) Clinical Committee,  and as the Chair of the Cataract Section of Ophthalmic News & Education (ONE) Network for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. 

Dr. Yeu has authored numerous articles and is a frequent lecturer nationally and internationally in the areas of refractive cataract surgery, anterior segment reconstruction, ocular surface disease management, and surgical management of astigmatism. She is the Editor-In-Chief of U.S. Ophthalmic Review and served as the Medical Editor of the digital journal, Millennial Eye from 2015–2017. Dr. Yeu has been recognized with many awards and on power lists.