Overview
Linwah Yip is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Yip is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Follicular Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 162 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 16 articles in the study of Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
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Locations
5230 Centre Ave, Suite 509, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Yip 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.
Sally Carty is a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Carty is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Follicular Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid Cancer, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy.
UPMC Endocrine Surgery
Kelly McCoy, MD, FACS, is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and assistant vice president and acting chief surgeon at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. She specializes in surgery of thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disease/cancers particularly in minimally invasive techniques and in molecular genetics and advanced imaging modalities for surgical management of endocrine diseases. Dr. McCoy is board-certified in general surgery. She received her medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed a residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., followed by a fellowship in endocrine surgery at UPMC. Dr. Mccoy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Follicular Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroidectomy, and Thymectomy.
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Alan Thomay is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Morgantown, West Virginia. Dr. Thomay is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Follicular Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Thomay is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Elite
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- HyperparathyroidismDr. Yip isElite. Learn about Hyperparathyroidism.
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid CancerDr. Yip isElite. Learn about Thyroid Cancer.
- Thyroid NoduleDr. Yip isElite. Learn about Thyroid Nodule.
- Distinguished
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Yip isDistinguished. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Familial Isolated HyperparathyroidismDr. Yip isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism.
- Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome
- Medullary Thyroid CarcinomaDr. Yip isDistinguished. Learn about Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.
- Neonatal Severe HyperparathyroidismDr. Yip isDistinguished. Learn about Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism.
- Osteitis FibrosaDr. Yip isDistinguished. Learn about Osteitis Fibrosa.
- Advanced
- Adrenal CancerDr. Yip isAdvanced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Yip isAdvanced. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- Parathyroid AdenomaDr. Yip isAdvanced. Learn about Parathyroid Adenoma.
- Parathyroid CancerDr. Yip isAdvanced. Learn about Parathyroid Cancer.
- Renal OncocytomaDr. Yip isAdvanced. Learn about Renal Oncocytoma.
- Experienced
- Adrenal Gland AdenomaDr. Yip isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Gland Adenoma.
- Adrenocortical CarcinomaDr. Yip isExperienced. Learn about Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
- Autosomal Dominant HypocalcemiaDr. Yip isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia.
- Familial HyperaldosteronismDr. Yip isExperienced. Learn about Familial Hyperaldosteronism.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Yip isExperienced. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- HyperaldosteronismDr. Yip isExperienced. Learn about Hyperaldosteronism.