Dr. Charles J. Yeo, MD

General Surgeon

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Dr. Yeo practices General Surgery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Physician Profile for Dr. Charles J. Yeo, MD

Address:: 1100 Walnut Street 5th Floor; Philadelphia, PA 19107

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Male

Years Since Graduation: 30

Practice Member Since: 2005.

Current Title: Charles J. Yeo, Professor and Chair of Surgery

Physician Website: http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/surgery

Awards and Honors:

1975, A.B. Summa Cum Laude in Biochemistry, Princeton University

1975, Sigma Xi, Princeton University

1979, Alpha Omega Alpha, Johns Hopkins University

1979, Upjohn Achievement Award for Clinical Proficiency, Johns Hopkins University

1979, Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins University

1983, Gorge D. Zuidema Research Award, Johns Hopkins University

1986, 1987, Clinician-Scientist Award, Johns Hopkins University

1991, Young Surgeon of the Year, Maryland Chapter, American College of Surgeons

2001, Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Excellence In Teaching Award

2002, Strathmore’s Who’s Who, Edition 2002-2003

2002, Top Doctors: Surgery; Baltimore Magazine

2002, Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 4th Edition

2003, Best Doctors in America, 2003-2004

2005, Best Doctors in America, 2005-2006

2007, Best Doctors in America, 2007-2008

2005, Mexican Association of Gastroenterology (Honorary Fellow)

2006, Hellenic Medical Society of New York: Distinguished Physician

2007, Dean’s Citation for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Education-Jefferson Medical College

2007, Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors

Five-Star Doctor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in General Surgery.

Five-Star Doctor at Methodist Hospital in General Surgery.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:

Department of Surgery, Chairman

Jefferson Medical College/Thomas Jefferson University, The Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Instructor of Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Professor of Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The John L. Cameron, M.D. Professor for Alimentary Tract Diseases

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Director - Pancreatic Cancer Interdisciplinary Working Group

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Chief, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

Pancreas Club

1994, American Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (AHPBA)

1998, American Surgical Association

American Gastroenterological Association

1989, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons

Halsted Society

Committees:

Halsted Society, Past-President

Halsted Society, President

Publications:

2008, Pancreatic VIPomas. An institutional experience and review of the literature, Springer, http://www.springerlink.com/content/530g343kq7118448/
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Professional Interests:

Surgery - General, Surgery - Alimentary Tract, Surgery - Hepato-pancreatic-biliary, Surgery - Oncology

Physician Treats:

Pancreatic & Pancreatobiliary (Diseases & Disorders), Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic cystic lesions, Bile Tract Or Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma), Liver cancer, Pancreatitis

Physician Performs:

Pancreatic surgery, Whipple's resection

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Provide highest quality of surgical care to patients with pancreatic, biliary and related diseases.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Charles J. Yeo, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Johns Hopkins University School Of Med
Baltimore, MD 1979
Internship:: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 1980
Residency:: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 1985
Fellowship:: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 1986
Other Education or Training/Positions:: Research Fellowship, Downstate Medical Center S.U.N.Y.
Brooklyn, NY 1982; Surgical Registrar, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Laurences Hospital, Professorial Unit
Dublin, 1983
Undergraduate School:: Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 1975

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Pancreatic surgery	120
Whipple's resection	80

Health Plan / Other

Physicians that Share Call:: Eugene Kennedy.
Participates in Clinical Trials:: No

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Charles J. Yeo, MD as of 12/11/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Charles J. Yeo, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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