Overview
Dr. James Yoo is a member of the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. Dr. Yoo received his medical degree from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (New York, NY) and completed a general surgery residency at the Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA). He completed a fellowship in laparoscopic colon & rectal surgery, and a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (New York, NY). Dr. Yoo previously served as Chief of the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA), and Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA). Dr. Yoo is board certified in both general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Yoo’s research focuses on the tumor microenvironment, tumor-myofibroblast interactions, and colitis-associated cancer. Dr. Yoo has clinical interests in minimally invasive surgical approaches, colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, anal dysplasia, and anorectal diseases.
Dr. Yoo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bile Duct Stricture. His top areas of expertise are Anal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Ileostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- PPO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- EPO
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- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1153 Centre Street, Suite 5D, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
45 Francis Street, ASBII-3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
100 Brigham Way, Westwood, MA 02090
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Yoo has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Anal CancerDr. Yoo isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Yoo isAdvanced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Yoo isAdvanced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Yoo isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Genital WartsDr. Yoo isAdvanced. Learn about Genital Warts.
- Lynch SyndromeDr. Yoo isAdvanced. Learn about Lynch Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Anal FissureDr. Yoo isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- Anorectal AbscessDr. Yoo isExperienced. Learn about Anorectal Abscess.
- AppendectomyDr. Yoo isExperienced. Learn about Appendectomy.
- AppendicitisDr. Yoo isExperienced. Learn about Appendicitis.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Yoo isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Yoo isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.