Dr. Vinh T. Lam

Yigit Guner is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Orange, California. Dr. Guner is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hernia, Appendectomy, and Oophorectomy. Dr. Guner is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen is a board-certified UCI Health surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive gastroesophageal surgery and bariatric surgery. He pioneered the development of laparoscopic esophagectomy and gastrectomy for the treatment of esophagogastric pathology and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity.Nguyen earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Tex. He completed a residency in general surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Fla, followed by fellowships in surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.Nguyen is the John E. Connolly professor and chair of the UCI School of Medicine's Department of Surgery and chief of its Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He is also co-director of the minimally invasive surgery fellowship and associate director of the UCI Health H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center.He was honored with the 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), of which he is an active member. He is also a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the American Surgical Association. In 2002, he received the Golden Scope Young Researcher Award from SAGES, in recognition of significant contribution to research in laparoscopic surgery.He is also past president of the ASMBS and served as the ASMBS representative on the Gastrointestinal Surgery Advisory Council for the American Board of Surgery. He is a former president of the North American Chapter of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and has served on the editorial boards of theJournal of the American College of Surgeons,Surgical EndoscopyandAnnals of Surgery. He has been the principal investigator on numerous research grants and has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr. Nguyen is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hiatal Hernia, Hernia, Stomach Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

Dr. Maki Yamamoto is a board-certified UCI Health surgical oncologist. Her clinical interests include the surgical treatment of skin malignancies such as melanoma and Merkel cell carcinomas; endocrine diseases, such as thyroid cancer, parathyroid disease, adrenal tumors and soft tissue sarcomas.Yamamoto earned her medical degree at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y. She completed a residency in general surgery at UCI Medical Center and fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of South Florida's Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. She has published numerous research papers and book chapters in her field. Dr. Yamamoto is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Yamamoto is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Complex General Surgical Oncology and American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery).

Dr. Nii-Kabu Kabutey is a board-certified UCI Health vascular and endovascular surgeon who has additional training in vascular interventional radiology.Kabutey is skilled in the most advanced, minimally invasive techniques to treat the full spectrum of arterial and venous disorders. He is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive care to patients suffering from vascular disease.He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. He finished an internship and residency in general surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed a fellowship in vascular/interventional radiology at Boston University School of Medicine and a fellowship in vascular surgery at Columbia University Medical Center and Cornell University in New York.Kabutey's clinical research focuses on the development and use of minimally invasive endovascular technologies to treat aneurysmal arterial disease, critical limb ischemia and deep venous thrombosis. He has presented his clinical research results at both international and national meetings, authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in prestigious surgical and radiology journals and written many book chapters about his areas of expertise.He sees patients atUCI Medical Center in Orange. Dr. Kabutey is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Peripheral Artery Disease, Angioplasty, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Kabutey is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Vascular Surgery and American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery).

Dr. Yu-Po Lee is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery with a focus on adult degenerative conditions. He specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery to treat diseases such as disc herniation, spinal stenosis, scoliosis, tumors and trauma.Lee is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and North American Spine Society. He has authored over 100 chapters and articles on minimally invasive spine surgery. He is nationally recognized for his excellence in spinal surgery and patient care, and has been recognized by America’s Top Orthopedic Surgeons and is the recipient of Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors™ award and the Patients’ Choice Award.Lee earned his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed an orthopaedic residency at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, followed by a spine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Lee is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Fractured Spine, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Lee is board certified in American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. David K. Imagawa is a fellowship-trained UCI Health surgeon who is a leading expert in minimally invasive liver and pancreatic surgery.His clinical interests include pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer, bile duct cancer and islet cell transplantation. He has published numerous publications and has participated in a number of clinical trials involving hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic malignancies. He also is a three-time recipient of the John E. Connolly Award, which is presented annually to an outstanding professor of surgery at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.Imagawa earned a medical degree and a PhD in pharmacology from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. He completed an internship and residency in general surgery at UCLA School of Medicine, where he also completed fellowships in liver transplantation research and organ transplantation. Dr. Imagawa is highly rated in 38 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Ampullary Cancer, Gallbladder Removal, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Imagawa is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery).