Terms
- May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2022
- May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2024
Biography
Dr. Woo is passionate about helping people see. As an optometrist, he works tirelessly to promote eye and vision care for people of all ages across the continuum of care from wellness through chronic disease management to vision rehabilitation. Whether helping a child to see clearly for the first time, or a senior with legal blindness recapture the joy of sight with assistive technology, his sense of wonder never ceases. Education and scholarship have been avenues of inspiration.
Stan has mentored students and residents as they sought to fulfill their potential in health care. He strives to better understand how rehabilitation and technology may help the visually impaired optimize their remaining vision to maximize quality of life and independence, and even has a couple of US patents. Stan enjoys pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and exploring how we can enhance vision and health. Dr. Woo has had the good fortune to be part of strong teams, and is devoted to giving back through service.
As President of the Texas Optometric Association, he learned invaluable lessons in collaboration with government and regulatory agencies. His Rice MBA team in medical and health care management presented a model for urgent care clinics to fill the network gap in the Texas Children’s Hospital system. As the Dean of the Southern California College of Optometry, he applied a health systems perspective to help support the transformation of Marshall B. Ketchum University into an interprofessional health sciences institution.
After many years in the US, including optometry school at the University of California at Berkeley, Stan is delighted to return home. Serving as the Director of the School of Optometry & Vision Science since 2017, he and the team are rolling up their sleeves and poised to do great things in eye, vision, and health care at the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Woo received his Doctorate of Optometry from the University of California at Berkeley. He then went on to the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) where he completed a Master’s degree in Vision Science and a residency in Low Vision Rehabilitation.
