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Office
333 Mercy Ave
Merced, CA 95340Phone+1 925-676-2600
Education & Training
- University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1994 - 1996
- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1994
- University of South Carolina School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1989 - 2026
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- 1 of 8 Cardiac Programs in CA with Better Than Expected Outcomes California CABG Mortality Reporting Program, 2000-2002
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsSurvival with Parenchymal and Pleural Invasion of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers Less than 30 mmRowena Yip, Teng Ma, Raja M. Flores, David F. Yankelevitz, Claudia I. Henschke
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2019-05-01 - 249 citationsSublobar resection is equivalent to lobectomy for clinical stage 1A lung cancer in solid nodules.Nasser K. Altorki, Rowena Yip, Takaomi Hanaoka, Thomas L. Bauer, Ralph W. Aye
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014-02-01 - 13 citationsThe importance of low-dose CT screening to identify emphysema in asymptomatic participants with and without a prior diagnosis of COPDDavid Steiger, M. Faisal Siddiqi, Rowena Yip, David F. Yankelevitz, Claudia I. Henschke
Clinical Imaging. 2021-03-20
Authored Content
- BibliographyApril 2020
Grant Support
- Mills-Peninsula Lung Cancer Screening TrialMills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation2001–2009
Research History
- I-ELCAP Principle InvestigatorFounded and served as the PI for the Lung Cancer Screening Program at the Dorothy Schneider Cancer Center, San Mateo, CA - one of the I-ELCAP member institutions2002 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- Society of Thoracic SurgeonsMember
- San Francisco Surgical SocietyMember
- Bay Area Society of Thoracic SurgeonsFounding Member
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