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Francis Y.K. Yao, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery,
Departments of Medicine and Surgery
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Service
Director for Community Liaison, Liver Transplant Service

Contact Information

Academic Office
Division of Gastroenterology
513 Parnassus Avenue, Room S-357
San Francisco, CA 94143-0358
Phone: (415) 514-0332
Fax: 415-476-0659
Francis.yao@ucsf.edu
 Gastroenterology and Liver Faculty Practice
350 Parnassus Ave., Suite 410
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2318

Liver Transplant Program
400 Parnassus Ave., Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-1888

Education

  • 1979-1980 University of San Francisco, Chemistry Major
  • 1980-1983 University of California, Berkeley B.S. Chemistry with High Honors
  • 1983-1987 Albert Einstein College of Medicine. M.D. Medicine

Residencies

  • 1987-1988 Stanford University Hospital, Intern, Internal Medicine
  • 1988-1990 Stanford University Hospital, Resident, Internal Medicine

Fellowships

  • 1990-1993 Stanford University Hospital, Fellow, Gastroenterology

Postdoctoral Training

Board Certification

  • 1995 American Board of Internal Medicine - ABIM 147033 (Re-certification 2008)
  • 1997 American Board of Gastroenterology - ABIM 147033

Program Affiliations

  • UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • UCSF Liver Center
  • UCSF Liver Transplant Program

Clinical Expertise

  • Cirrhosis
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)
  • Live Donor Liver Transplantation
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
  • Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Research Interests

  • Hepatitis in Asians
  • Liver Injury and Repair
  • Liver transplantation outcomes including expanded criteria liver transplants
  • Loco-regional therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

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Biography

Dr. Francis Yao is a gastroenterologist and medical director of the Liver Transplant Program at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Yao is a professor of medicine in the UCSF School of Medicine. He also is director of UCSF's Liver Transplant Outreach and Community Liaison Program. In his research, he is interested in liver cancer treatment, particularly related to liver transplants, and has contributed to important publications in this area. His other research interests include hepatitis B infection and outcomes for liver transplantation.

Selected Publications

  1. Yao FY, Gautam M, Palese C, Rebres R, Terrault N, Roberts JP, Peters MG. De novo malignancies following liver transplantation: A single center case-control study with long-term follow-up. Clinical Transplantation 2006;20:617-623
  2. Chao SD, Roberts JP, Farr M, Yao FY. Short waitlist time does not adversely impact outcome after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. American Journal of Transplantation 2007;7:1594-1600
  3. Yao FY, Xiao L, Bass NM, Kerlan R, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Validation of the UCSF Expanded Criteria based on Preoperative Imaging. American Journal of Transplantation 2007; 7:2587-2596
  4. Yao FY, Kerlan R, Hirose R, Davern T, Bass NM, Feng S, Peters MG, Terrault N, Freise C, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. Excellent long-term outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: An Intention-to-treat analysis
  5. Heptology (In press) Yao FY. Newer antiviral agents and therapeutic approaches for chronic hepatitis B [Invited Review]. Current Hepatitis Reports 2006;5:14-22
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