Katharine(Perry)YaoMD

Breast

Vice Chair, Research and Development Director, Breast Surgical Research Clinical Professor of Surgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

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Office
2650 Ridge Ave
Dept of Surgery, Evanston Hospital
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone+1 847-570-2290

Summary

I am a fellowship trained breast surgeon and I have been in practice for over 12 years

Education & Training

John Wayne Cancer InstituteMD, 2001 - 2003
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
Southern Illinois University School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Clinical Trials

The MEDITATE-BC Study: Mindfulness-Enhanced Decision Intervention To Aid Treatment Election - Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 08
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Did the COVID-19 consortium recommendations impact the treatment of breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Marie L Fefferman, Kelley Chan, Joseph Cotler, Danielle M Thompson, Richard J Bleicher
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2025-05-01
Commission on Cancer Center Performance with the New Breast Cancer Quality Measures: A Review of Historical Data.
Marie L Fefferman, Danielle M Thompson, Lee G Wilke, Shelley Hwang, Richard Bleicher
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-03-01
ASO Visual Abstract: Commission on Cancer Center Performance with the New Breast Cancer Quality Measures: A Review of Historical Data.
Marie L Fefferman, Danielle M Thompson, Lee G Wilke, Shelley Hwang, Richard Bleicher
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-03-01

Journal Articles

Facility-Level Analysis of Robot Utilization Across Disciplines in the National Cancer Database
Andrew Cohen, Katharine Yao, Sangtae Park, Richard J Fantus, Christopher B Riedinger, Journal of Robotic Surgery
Patient-Reported Outcomes for Breast Cancer
Jill Dietz, Henry M Kuerer, Katharine A Yao, Annals of Surgical Oncology
The Changing Paradigms for Breast Cancer Surgery: Performing Fewer and Less-Invasive Operations
David R Brenin, E Shelley Hwang, Katharine Yao, David W Ollila, Henry M Kuerer, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Regional Variation in Performance for Commission on Cancer Breast Quality Measures and Impact on Overall Survival
Olga Kantor, Katharine Yao, Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Authored Content

Contralateral Breast Cancer in Breast Cancer Patients with Germline MutationsDecember 2022

Press Mentions

This Is Breast Cancer Awareness MonthOctober 9th, 2024
3 Things to Know After Receiving a Breast Cancer DiagnosisOctober 1st, 2024
New Breast Cancer Standards Emphasize Individualized Patient CareApril 19th, 2023
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