HeatherLynnYeoMDComplex General Surgical Oncology

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Associate Professor of Surgery Associate Professor of Healthcare Policy Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research

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Overview of Dr. Yeo

Dr. Heather Yeo is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. She specializes in colon & rectal surgery and surgical oncology (other than breast) and is experienced in surgical oncology (non-breast), colorectal surgery, general / gastrointestinal surgery, hernia surgery / abdominal wall reconstruction, and foregut surgery.

Office
1283 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2011 - 2014
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2012 - 2013
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2011
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
NY State Medical License 2011 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014

Clinical Trials

RCT of Mobile Apps & FitBit v. Usual Care Start of enrollment: 2017 May 31
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Promoting Female Surgeons Through Structured Award Nominations.
Karen Trang, Caroline Q Stephens, Colleen Flanagan, Ava Yap, Audrey Brown
Annals of Surgery. 2025-04-01
Creating the Future of (Endoluminal) GI Interventions.
Jeffrey W Milsom, Bradley P Pua, Art Sedrakyan, Lea Lowenfeld, Heather L Yeo
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2024-09-01
The Effect of Intersectionality on Attrition among US General Surgery Trainees.
Andrea Mesiti, Josh Johnson, Julianna Brouwer, Amy M Shui, Heather Yeo
Annals of Surgery. 2024-06-06

Journal Articles

Association of Time to Attrition in Surgical Residency with Individual Resident and Programmatic Factors
Julie A Sosa, Matthew M Symer, Fabrizio Michelassi, Heather L Yeo, Art Sedrakyan, JAMA
Association Between ABSITE Rank and Attrition from General Surgery Residency.
Symer MM, Abelson JS, Gade L, Sosa JA, Yeo HL, Int J Surg, 6/30/2018
Delays in Initiating Post-Operative Prophylactic Biologic Therapy Are Common Among Crohn’s Disease Patients
Heather Yeo, Adam Steinlauf, Stephanie Gold, Fabrizio Michelassi, Madison Dennis, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Association of Expectations of Training with Attrition in General Surgery Residents
Julie A Sosa, Matthew M Symer, Heather L Yeo, Fabrizio Michelassi, Art Sedrakyan, JAMA
The climb to break the glass ceiling in surgery: trends in women progressing from medical school to surgical training and academic leadership from 1994 to 2015
Abelson JS, Chartrand G, Moo T-A, Moore M, Yeo H, Am J Surg, 10/1/2016
Centralization of pancreatoduodenectomy a decade later: Impact of the volume-outcome relationship
O'Mahoney PRA, Yeo HL, Sedrakyan A, Trencheva K, Mao J, Isaacs AJ, Lieberman MD, Michelassi F, Surgery, 6/1/2016
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Press Mentions

Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova, 66, Was About to Adopt a Child with Her ‘Real Housewives’ Love Before Cancer Hit AgainMarch 17th, 2023
The Increasing Need for Surgical Education in the Development of Future Surgeon Leaders: An Upcoming TweetchatAugust 1st, 2022
Increasing LGBTQIA+ Representation in Surgery: An Upcoming TweetChat with the Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)May 21st, 2022
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