Dr. Linwah Yip
Overview
Linwah Yip, MD, FACS, is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, chief of the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, and program director for the University of Pittsburgh Endocrine Surgery Fellowship. She specializes in thyroid and parathyroid disease/cancers, adrenal tumors, and functional pancreatic tumors. She studies how molecular testing can optimize diagnosis and treatment for thyroid cancer patients and leads the UPMC VHL Alliance Comprehensive Clinical Care Center. Dr. Yip is board-certified in general surgery. She received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago. Dr. Yip completed surgical residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago and the University of Florida Health Sciences Center in Jacksonville, Fla., and surgical oncology research and clinical fellowships at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and UPMC.
Dr. Yip is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumor. 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 10 articles in the study of Neuroendocrine Tumor.
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Locations
3601 5th Avenue, Falk Medical Building, Suite 6B, 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
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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 Neuroendocrine Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
Allegheny Clinic
Suzanne Schiffman is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schiffman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
James F. Pingpank Jr., MD, is an associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Pingpank specializes in regional treatment strategies for advance malignancies of the liver and peritoneal cavity. Dr. Pingpank is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Colorectal Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Liver Embolization, and Hernia Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- 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.