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Office
1015 Walnut St
Ste 620
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-955-9402Fax+1 215-923-6609
Summary
- Dr. Charles J. Yeo was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and attended Spring Valley Senior High School in Spring Valley, New York. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1975, summa cum laude with an A.B. in Biochemistry. Dr. Yeo graduated in 1979 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, being awarded the Upjohn Achievement Award and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha and Phi Beta Kappa. While completing his internship and residency in General Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, he pursued a Research Fellowship at the S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dr. Yeo joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University as an Instructor and Assistant Chief of Service in the Department of Surgery in 1985, and rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery in 1996. In 1997, he became a Professor in the Department of Oncology. Dr. Yeo directed the Pancreatic Cancer Interdisciplinary Working Group at Johns Hopkins, and served as the Surgical Clerkship Coordinator and Surgical Curriculum Consultant. In 2001, Dr. Yeo received the Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 2002, Dr. Yeo was named to an endowed chair at Johns Hopkins, becoming the inaugural John L. Cameron M.D. Professor for Alimentary Tract Diseases. On October 1, 2005 Dr. Yeo was named the 8th Samuel D. Gross Professor and he assumed the chairmanship of the Department of Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Thomas Jefferson University.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityChief Residency, Surgery, 1984 - 1985
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1985
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1982
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1979 - 1982
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1981
- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1979 - 1980
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1979
- Princeton UniversityA.B., Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1971 - 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 1985 - 2007
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Docs™: Surgery; Philadelphia Magazine 2009-2019
- Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors for Cancer 2010-2014
- Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors 2007-2014
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Clinical Trials
- A Randomized Trial of Two Surgical Techniques for Pancreaticojejunostomy in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy Start of enrollment: 2006 May 25
- Intraoperative Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Patients With Operable Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- An Evaluation of a New Technique Utilizing a Biologic Glue and Tissue Patch to Seal the Cut Edge of the Pancreas Following Removal of the Tail of the Pancreas Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 138 citationsThe role of HuR in gemcitabine efficacy in pancreatic cancer: HuR Up-regulates the expression of the gemcitabine metabolizing enzyme deoxycytidine kinaseChristina L. Costantino, Agnieszka K. Witkiewicz, Yuki Kuwano, Joseph A. Cozzitorto, Eugene P. Kennedy
Cancer Research. 2009-06-01 - 2635 citationsThe 2016 update of the International Study Group (ISGPS) definition and grading of postoperative pancreatic fistula : 11 Years AfterClaudio Bassi, Giovanni Marchegiani, Christos Dervenis, Sarr Mg, Mohammad Abu Hilal
Surgery. 2017-03-01 - 283 citationsPostoperative bile duct strictures: management and outcome in the 1990s.Keith D. Lillemoe, Genevieve B. Melton, John L. Cameron, Henry A. Pitt, Kurtis A. Campbell
Annals of Surgery. 2000-09-01
Journal Articles
- Trends in long-term survival following liver resection for hepatic colorectal metastasesChoti MA, Sitzmann JV, Tiburi MF, Sumetchotimetha W, Rangsin R, Schulick R, Lillemoe KD, Yeo CJ and Cameron JL, Ann Surg
- Phase I evaluation of intravenous ascorbic acid in combination with gemcitabine and erlotinib in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancerMonti DA, Mitchell E, Bazzan AJ, Zabrecky G, Littman S, Yeo CJ, Pillai MV, Newberg AB, Deshmukh S and Levine M, PLoS ONE
- Extended follow-up and outcomes of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for non-malignant diseaseOrfanidis NT, Loren DE, Santos C, Kennedy EP, Siddiqui AA, Lavu H, Yeo CJ and Kowalski TE, J Gastrointest Surg
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Spiral CT evaluation following the Whipple procedure.Bluemke DA, Chambers TP, Abrams RA, Yeo CJ and Fishman EK, RSNA Meeting
- Anti-inflammatory effects of the nigella sativa seed extract, thymoquinone, in pancreatic cancer cells.Arafat HA, Chehl N, Chipitsyna G, Gong Q and Yeo CJ, HPB, 1/1/2009
- Updated initial experience with laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy at an academic institution.Chung J, Tholey RM, Kennedy EP, Rosato EL, Chojnacki KA, Rosato Jr FE, Profeta BC, Sauter PK and Yeo CJ, HPB, 1/1/2009
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Lectures
- Establishing the Basic Principles of Civilian and Military Injury Care.
- "Improving Diagnosis in Health Care: The IOM Report"Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2016
- "Ethical Implications of Patients and Families Secretly Recording Conversations with Physicians"Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2016
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Other
- Invaginated pancreaticojejunostomy (Whipple reconstruction).Lavu H and Yeo CJ, Csurgeries
1/1/2016 - Seminars in Oncology - Special issue on pancreatic cancer.Lavu H and Yeo CJ
1/1/2014 - The Cancer Journal- Special issue on pancreatic cancer.Yeo CJ
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Authored Content
- A Sub-Type of Familial Pancreatic Cancer: Evidence and Implications of Loss of Function Polymorphisms and Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase-2February 2018
Press Mentions
- Does Lung Damage Speed Pancreatic Cancer?January 29th, 2020
- Using Tumor Biomarkers to Tailor Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic CancerJune 11th, 2019
- Before and After: My Pancreatic CancerAugust 8th, 2018
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Grant Support
- Pancreatic And Colorectal Cancer Detection Using Mutant GenesNational Cancer Institute1996
- Correlates And Treatment Of Pancreatic CarcinomaNational Cancer Institute1991–1993
- Neural &2nd Messenger Control Of Intestinal TransportNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1989–1993
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Greek, French
External Links
- Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Centershttp://www.jeffersonhealth.org/pancreas
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