Ophthalmologist

Interventional Glaucoma Specialist & Cataract Surgeon

Dr. Crystal Le is a board certified, fellowship trained glaucoma specialist and cataract surgeon. She received her Medical Doctorate and Master’s of Public Health from Tulane University. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Tulane University. Dr. Le went on to complete her clinical and surgical glaucoma fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to returning to the Bay Area, she served as an Assistant Professor at Tulane University. She now serves as an Assistant Professor at UCSF. She is a member of the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

In addition to passionately caring for her patients, Dr. Le is dedicated to research, medical education, and community service. She has many publications in respected peer-reviewed journals. She has presented her research at national and international meetings, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Glaucoma Society meetings. At Tulane, Dr. Le was granted the Research Award of Excellence. As an Assistant Professor at UCSF, she works at the San Francisco VA Medical Center & Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital where she trains ophthalmology residents and fellows in cataract and glaucoma surgery, as well as supervises the resident clinics. In this role, she earned a faculty teaching award for her devotion to education. Dr. Le has extensively volunteered her time providing eye care to in need communities in rural Mexico and India. She continues her passion of providing care for disadvantaged communities by dedicating time at San Francisco General Hospital.

Dr. Le values building meaningful relationships as the cornerstone to providing compassionate and comprehensive glaucoma care. Using a patient-centered approach, she strives to combine the most current evidence, state-of-the-art technologies, and precision surgical techniques to implement treatment plans tailored to each individual's specific needs.

Dr. Crystal Le is accepting new patients. She is conversant in Vietnamese.