Chun-Po Yen, MD
Neurosurgery
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Bio & Overview
I was born and raised in Taiwan. In 1993, I earned my medical degree from Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan. I completed my first neurosurgical residency there in 2000 and also became certified by the Taiwan Board of Neurosurgery. I was on the clinical faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery at Kaohsiung Medical University from 2000 until 2007.
I came to the University of Virginia in 2007 and have held various positions in the Department of Neurosurgery. From 2007-2010 I was an assistant professor of research and a clinical fellow. From 2010-2012 I was a clinical fellow in neuro-oncology under Mark Shaffrey, MD. From 2011-2012 I was a clinical instructor as well as an attending neurosurgeon.
I completed my second neurosurgical residency at the University of Virginia from 2012-2016 to become eligible for the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. I also completed a one-year minimally invasive spine fellowship at University of South Florida in 2016. I was appointed associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of Virginia in 2016.
I have co-authored over 100 publications in scholarly journals and 20 book chapters. In addition, I have presented at over 70 scientific meetings and invited lectureships.
I am married to Lichu Kuo. We have two kids, Wayne and Katelyn. I enjoy sports, music and being with friends and family in my free time.
Academic Information
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Research Interests
- My clinical expertise and research interests are in minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spine, tumors and radiosurgery.
Conditions & Treatments
- Adult degenerative scoliosis
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Artificial disc replacement surgery in the cervical spine
- Artificial disc replacement surgery in the lumbar spine
- Back surgery
- Cervical herniated disc
- Cervical herniated disc surgery
- Cervical myelopathy
- Cervical spine fracture
- Cervical spine surgery
- Chronic neck pain
- Complex spine deformities
- Complex spine surgery
- Compression fracture
- Decompression laminectomy
- Degenerative joint disease of the spine
- Direct lateral interbody fusion
- Disc surgery
- Diskectomy
- Endoscopic spine surgery
- Foraminotomy
- Herniated disc surgery
- Interlaminar endoscopic spine surgery
- Laminectomy
- Lateral access spine surgery
- Low back surgery
- Lumbar herniated disc surgery
- Lumbosacral radiculopathy
- Mazor x surgery for spinal stenosis
- Microsurgery of the thoracic spine
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Motion sparing spine surgery
- Navigation spine surgery
- Nerve compression of the cervical spine
- Nerve compression of the lumbar spine
- Nerve compression of the thoracic spine
- Posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion
- Posterior lumbar spine fusion
- Posterior lumbar spine surgery
- Posterior spine surgery
- Robotic spine surgery
- Scoliosis surgery
- Spinal cord compression
- Spinal cord surgery
- Spinal cord tumors
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal stenosis surgery
- Spine fusion
- Spine tumor
- Spondylosis surgery
- Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
- Ultra minimally invasive spine surgery
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- Chinese - Mandarin, Hokkien, English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Residency
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Certification
- American Board of Neurological Surgery (Neurological Surgery)
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