63172-Yang, Anthony
Faculty

Anthony D. Yang, MD, MS

Professor of Surgery

Email yangad@iu.edu
Address
EH 411
SONC
IN
Indianapolis, IN

Bio

Dr. Yang is a graduate of MIT and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.  He trained in general surgery at Northwestern and completed research and clinical fellowships in surgical oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.  His clinical interests are in pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and endocrine surgery.  Dr. Yang has a Master’s degree in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, and his research interests are in the area of health services and clinical outcomes research, specifically in practical implementation of best practices and improving healthcare quality measurement, helping clinicians learn how to utilize quality metric data and implement QI projects, and improving patient safety.  

He is currently involved in multiple healthcare QI projects and research endeavors; the most prominent being the 58-hospital Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC), of which he is the Associate Director and the director of the statewide QI projects. 

Titles & Appointments

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Education
    2016 MS Northwest University
    2009 RES General Surgery Residency, Northwestern University / Northwestern Memorial Hospital
    2009 FEL Surgical Oncology Fellowship, The University of Texas / MD Anderson Cancer Center
    2006 FEL Postdoctoral Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas / MD Anderson Cancer Center
    2002 MD Northwestern University
    1998 BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Research
    -  Health services and clinical outcomes research 
    - Best practices and improving healthcare quality measurement
    - Improving patient safety
  • Clinical Interests
    - Will focus on endocrine surgery mostly for IU Health
    - Also interested in pancreatic and hepatobiliary surgery

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