RobertBruceYatesMD

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Office
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-616-1711

Fax+1 206-543-8136

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.

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

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 citations
Prognosis 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

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