Zequan Yang, MD
General Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Dr. Yang specializes in acute care surgery, trauma and surgical intensive care. He is especially interested in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (cholecystectomy, abdominal wall hernia repair and hiatal hernia repair) and is in charge of resident training in robotic surgery at UVA. His research program, funded by the National Institutes of Health, focuses on septic shock and acute myocardial ischemia and protection.
Dr. Yang was born and grew up in Beijing, China. He attended undergraduate and medical school at Beijing Medical University, and came to Charlottesville for a surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship at UVA. Following his fellowship training, he joined the UVA faculty in the Department of Surgery in 2011.
Outside of work, Dr. Yang loves spending time with his family and playing tennis and table tennis.
Dr. Yang also specializes in complex abdominal wall hernias, such as:
- Inguinal hernias
- Femoral hernia
- Umbilical hernia
- Ventral or incisional hernias
- Flank hernia
- Traumatic abdominal wall hernia
- Parastomal hernias
Academic Information
- Department
- Surgery
- Academic Role
- Associate Professor
- Division
- General Surgery
- Research Interests
- Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury using in vivo mouse model and hypothermia with cardiopulmonary bypass for treatment of cardiac arrest and exsanguinating hemorrhagic shock.
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- Chinese - Mandarin, English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- Beijing Medical University
- Residency
- University of Virginia Medical Center
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia Medical Center
- Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Surgical Critical Care), American Board of Surgery (Surgery (General Surgery))
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