Overview
I am an neurological with a special focus in motion preservation and minimally invasive spine surgery.
I trained in these techniques over 20 years ago and have worked to improve the technology and techniques for patients for the last 15+ years in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Yam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Spinal Fusion. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Spondylosis, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Cervical Disc Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
200 Prosser Health Dr, Prosser, WA 99350
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Yam 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
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Yam isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Yam isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Yam isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Fractured SpineDr. Yam isAdvanced. Learn about Fractured Spine.
- Herniated Disc SurgeryDr. Yam isAdvanced. Learn about Herniated Disc Surgery.
- Experienced
- Bone GraftDr. Yam isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
- Facet Joint SyndromeDr. Yam isExperienced. Learn about Facet Joint Syndrome.
- Foot DropDr. Yam isExperienced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- LaminectomyDr. Yam isExperienced. Learn about Laminectomy.
- Normal Pressure HydrocephalusDr. Yam isExperienced. Learn about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.