Our Doctors in Crystal, MN

Dr. Endres grew up in Maple Grove, Minnesota and attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He received his doctorate of optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago and enjoys managing primary care cases, including refractive surgery, contact lenses, and ocular disease. Outside of work, Dr. Endres enjoys golf, travel, movies, and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Bruehl is a Stillwater native who currently calls St. Louis Park home. She attended the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN, followed by an additional year of residency training in refractive and ocular surgery. Her interests include patient advocacy, volunteering at community vision screenings, surgical co-management, and treatment of ocular disease. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, and checking out local breweries.

Dr. Boss grew up in Hopkins and attended the University of Iowa for her undergraduate degree. She then traveled to Tennessee to complete her doctorate and graduated magna cum laude from the Southern College of Optometry. She truly enjoys getting to know her patients and addressing each individual’s eye care needs.

Dr. Boss practices full-scope optometry, including primary care, management of ocular diseases, and co-management of refractive and cataract surgery. She is an outdoor enthusiast, a wife, and a mom to a busy toddler and 2 dogs.

Dr. Skavlem grew up in Brainerd, MN and attended the University of North Dakota. She graduated cum laude from the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University in Orange County, CA, where she received her doctorate.

Over the last 3 years, Dr. Skavlem has been serving our country as an active-duty optometrist in the Army, where she has worked in a hospital based at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Skavlem enjoys practicing full-scope optometry, including ocular disease management, contact lens care (including specialty lenses), and surgical co-management. Dr. Skavlem has a particular special interest in dry eye disease management and treatment.

When Dr. Skavlem is not caring for patients, she loves to cook, spend time with her family outdoors at the lake, and travel to new places.

Dr. Yang is a proud 2nd-generation Hmong American with roots in the northside of Minneapolis. He’s an optometry graduate from Bemidji State and the Illinois College of Optometry, who focuses on everything from contact lenses to pediatrics, ocular disease, dry eye, and myopia control. 

When he’s off-duty, you’ll find him either on the lake or cheering on Minnesota sports teams!