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Yifan (Tony) Yang, M.D. FACS
CURRICULUM VITAE

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Place of Birth:     Hohhot, People's Republic of China

Nationality:          U.S. Citizen

 

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EDUCATION

 

9/2000 - 6/2004    University of California, Irvine

                             Irvine, California

                             Campuswide Honors Program

                             B.S. Cum laude with Honors in Neurobiology
                       

8/2004 - 5/2008   Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute
                            of Technology

                            Division of Health Sciences and Technology

                            Boston, Massachusetts

                            M.D.

EMPLOYMENT

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7/2014 - Present     Coast Surgical Group

LANGUAGES

 

English
Chinese (Mandarin)

PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS

 

American College of Surgeons, FACS
2008 - Present

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

 

7/2014 - Present     Staff Surgeon at Sharp Chula VIsta Medical Center

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7/2014 - Present     Staff Surgeon at Coronado Hospital

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7/2014 - Present     Staff Surgeon at Scripps Mercy Hospital - Chula Vista

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5/2016 - Present     Staff Surgeon at Paradise Valley Hospital - National City

COMMITTEE

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  • Sharp Chula Vista Surgical Supervisory committee (2016 to present)

  • Sharp Chula Vista Physician Satisfaction committee (2015 to present)

  • Sharp Chula Vista Credentials committee (2020 to present)

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CLINICAL INTERESTS

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  • Minimal invasive and robotic surgery

  • Anorectal diseases

  • Abdominal wall hernias

  • Biliary diseases

  • Rectal cancer

  • Breast cancer

  • Acute care surgery

2010 - present

2010 - present

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE

 

Medical License     California Medical License #A109921; 2009 (Active)

                               DEA# FY1739917

Certifications          Advance Cardiac Life Support; 2008 - present

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

2010 - 2011     UC Davis Medical student (3rd year) general surgical clerkship course                                                    Instructor

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

Research Resident in Trauma Surgery (2011-2012) UC Davis Medical Center Department of Trauma Surgery, Sacramento, CA, USA. Involved in multiple clinical research projects including role of Plasmalyte in initial trauma resuscitation and use of ketorolac for treatment of rib fractures.

 

Research Assistant (2005-2008) Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell biology (Harvard Medical School), MA, USA. Investigated hematopoietic stem cell fusion with skeletal muscle fibers as possible cellular treatment of muscular dystrophy.

 

Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2002-2004) Dept. of Neurobiology and Behavior (UC-Irvine), Irvine, CA, USA. Investigated neurobiology of learning and memory in Aplysia Californica, specifically role of Calcium/Calmodulin protein kinase in molecular pathway of memory formations.

 

Summer Intern (Summer 2001) Bio Applied Technologies, San Diego, CA, USA. Learned molecular biology lab technique of PCR and DNA sequencing.

 

Undergraduate Research Assistant (2000-2001) Dept. of Evolutionary Biology (UC-Irvine), Irvine, CA, USA. Studied genetics of breed Drosophilae with increase longevity due to postponed reproduction in evolutionary biology.

PUBLICATIONS

 

  • Yang Y, Young JB, Schermer CR, Utter GH (2014). Use of Ketorolac is Associated with Decreased Pneumonia Following Rib Fractures. Am J Surg 207(4): 566-72

 

  • Young JB, Utter GH, Schermer CR, Galante JM, Phan HH, Yang Y, Anderson BA, Scherer LA (2014). Saline vs. Plasma-Lyte A in Initial Resuscitation of Trauma Patients: A Randomized Trial. Ann Surg. 259(2): 255-62

 

  • Yang Y, Clark TR, Phan HH (2012). Stump Appendicitis after Childhood Incidental Appendectomy. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 47(11): e15-7

 

  • Yang Y, Batth SS, Chen M, Borys D, Phan H (2012). Enteropathy-Associated T Cell Lymphoma Presenting with Acute Abdominal Syndrome: a Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 16: 1446-1449

 

  • Sang X, Zhao H, Lu X, Mao Y, Miao R, Yang H, Yang Y, Huang J, Zhong S (2010). Prediction and identification of tumor-specific noncoding RNAs from human UniGene. Medical Oncology 3: 894-898

 

  • Chen R, Zhao H, Sang X, Mao Y, Lu X, Yang Y (2008). Severe adult ileosigmoid intussusception prolapsing from the rectum: A case report. Cases Journal 1: 198

 

  • Yang, Y, Wager, A.J. (2008). Investigation into Heterotypic Cell Fusion between Muscle and Hematopoietic Cells. Graduation M.D. thesis. Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.

 

  • Yang, Y, Carew, T.J (2004). Expression and Activation of Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase IIα at Central Synapses of Aplysia Californica after Sensitization Training. Journal of Undergraduate Research in the Biological Sciences 34: 638-649.

ABSTRACT AND PRESENTATIONS

 

  • Yang, Y., Young, J.B., Utter, G.H. (2012). Use of Ketorolac is Associated with Decreased Pneumonia Following Rib Fractures. American College of Surgeons 2012 Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL. (Abstract and Oral Presentation)

 

  • Yang, Y., Reissner, K.J., and Carew, T.J. (2004).  Expression and Activation of Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase IIα at Central Synapses of Aplysia Californica after Sensitization Training.  NIMH Career Opportunity in Research Conference, Bethesda, MD.  (Abstract and Oral Presentation)

 

  • Yang, Y., Reissner, K.J., and Carew, T.J. (2004).  Expression and Activation of Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase IIα at Central Synapses of Aplysia Californica after Sensitization Training. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, San Diego, CA.  (Abstract and Oral Presentation)

GRAND ROUND PRESENTATIONS

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Benign Anal Rectal Disease: Shedding Light where the Sun Don’t Shine

UC Davis Medical Center, 4/29/2014

CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSES

 

10/2011      Association for Academic Surgery: 22nd Annual Fundamentals of Surgical                        Research Course (San Francisco, CA)

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10/2011      Association for Academic Surgery: 7th Annual Career Development Course                      (San Francisco, CA)                 

 

11/2011     Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons: Advanced                       Laparoscopic Colectomy Workshop (Houston, TX)

 

3/2012       Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery 2012 (Las Vegas, NV)

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

Phi Beta Kappa; Campuswide Honors Program; Honor in Biological Sciences; Excellence in Research; Honors Research Program in Neuroscience an National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) COR program; Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program 2002 grant recipient; Dean’s List(s).

PERSONAL

Enjoys distance running, international travel, hiking, swimming, and playing with my three children and my dogs.

REFERENCES

 

Available upon request.

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