Overview
Linwah Yip is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Yip is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia. 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 2 articles in the study of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia.
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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 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid Cancer, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy.
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 Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia. His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Thomay is currently accepting new patients.
Surgical Oncology DDC
Amer H. Zureikat, MD, is vice chair of surgery for surgical oncology in the Department of Surgery at UPMC, chief of Surgical Oncology at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and UPMC Chair of Clinical Surgery. He is the division chief for gastrointestinal surgical oncology in the Department of Surgery at UPMC and professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Zureikat specializes in cancers and diseases of the pancreas, stomach, liver and duodenum and is an expert in robotic pancreatic surgery. His clinical and academic interests include the multimodality treatment of pancreatic cancer, and comparative effectiveness of open and robotic approaches to gastrointestinal cancers in general and pancreatic cancer in particular. Dr. Zureikat is board-certified in general surgery. He received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, completed his general surgery residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center and his fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of Pittsburgh/UPMC. Dr. Zureikat is a member of the Society of University Surgeons (SUS), Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), and the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA). In addition, he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Zureikat is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
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.