Robert Bruce Yates MD
Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor
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1959 NE Pacific StSeattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-616-1711
Fax+1 206-543-8136
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Summary
- Dr. Yates is a board certified surgeon with advanced fellowship training in minimally invasive (laparoscopic and endoscopic) surgery. His clinical interests include the management of hernias, including inguinal/groin, ventral, incisional and hiatal hernias, and the surgical management of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with a particular focus on disorders of the esophagus and stomach. He is a surgeon in the University of Washington Department of Surgery and the UW Medicine Hernia Center at Northwest Hospital. Dr. Yates received his medical degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his internship and residency training in general surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He then completed an advanced minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the Center for Videoendoscopic Surgery at the University of Washington.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2013 - 2014
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2011 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- UW Medicine PRAISE Award 2016
- Clinician of the Month UW Surgical Specialties Clinic, 2015
- UW Medicine PRAISE Award UW Medicine, 2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Accuracy of natural language processors for patients seeking inguinal hernia information.Alex Lois, Robert Yates, Megan Ivy, Colette Inaba, Roger Tatum
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-12-01 - 1 citationsPrognosis of Reflux Symptom Resolution After Bariatric Surgery: How Can Preoperative Esophageal Testing Help?Rachel Sillcox, Mary K Bryant, Saurabh Khandelwal, Benjamin M Vierra, Roger Tatum
Obesity Surgery. 2024-08-01 - Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with Toupet fundoplication: revisiting GERD in treated achalasia.Megan Blaustein, Rachel Sillcox, Andrew S Wright, Roger Tatum, Robert Yates
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-03-01
Press Mentions
Covid Lessons for a Reset of the World’s Health SystemsOctober 24th, 2022- Climate Change Affects Healthcare Systems — and Vice-VersaApril 18th, 2024
Committees
- Member, Northwest Hospital Surgical Quality Committee 2016 - Present
- Surgeon Consulting Member, Northwest Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee 2016 - Present
- Member, Northwest Hospital Continuing Medical Education Committee 2015 - Present
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