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Yohko Murakami
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Dr. Yohko Murakami

Ophthalmology
CommonSpirit Health
Spectrum Eye Physicians
10300 South De Anza Boulevard, 
Cupertino, CA 
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Expertise in
3
conditions
CommonSpirit Health
Spectrum Eye Physicians
10300 South De Anza Boulevard, 
Cupertino, CA 
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Overview

Yohko Murakami M.D. graduated with Honors from Stanford University with a Bachelors in Human Biology and a Masters in Psychology. She went onto obtain her medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her ophthalmology residency at the University of Southern California/Doheny-Jules Stein Eye Institute in Los Angeles, California and then returned to the Bay Area for a fellowship in glaucoma at the University of California, San Francisco. She is an active member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the California Medical Association.

Dr. Murakami specializes in glaucoma and cataract surgery. Originally born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, she is fluent in Japanese and proficient in Spanish. Her research focuses on the investigation of new surgical, medical, and laser approaches in the management of glaucoma in the United States and Japan. She is also actively involved in teaching and mentoring ophthalmology residents and medical students at Stanford University.

Outside of her medical practice, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, yoga, dancing, and kickboxing.

Dr. Yohko Murakami practices in the Samaritan Drive, DeAnza Boulevard, and Santa Cruz offices.

Dr. Murakami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Cataract Removal. Her top areas of expertise are Glaucoma, Cataract, Dry Eye Syndrome, Ocular Hypertension (OHT), and Cataract Removal.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Stanford University School Of Medicine
Residency
University of Southern California Eye Institute
Specialties
Ophthalmology
Licenses
Ophthalmology in CA
Board Certifications
Ophthalmology
Fellowships
University of California, San Francisco
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
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Cambia Health Solutions
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Capital Blue Cross
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CareFirst
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Kaiser Permanente
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Nippon Life
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Locations

Spectrum Eye Physicians
10300 South De Anza Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014
Call: 408-253-3083
Other Locations
Spectrum Eye Physicians
1663 Dominican Way, Suite 212, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Call: 831-226-2636
Spectrum Eye Physicians
2577 Samaritan Drive, Suite 740, San Jose, CA 95124
Call: 408-358-2029

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


8 Total Publications

A Population-Based Assessment of the Agreement Between Grading of Goniophotographic Images and Gonioscopy in the Chinese-American Eye Study (CHES).
A Population-Based Assessment of the Agreement Between Grading of Goniophotographic Images and Gonioscopy in the Chinese-American Eye Study (CHES).
Journal: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Published: August 30, 2016
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