Research & Leadership: Michael Yeh, MD

Dr. Michael Yeh has published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles, focused on the following areas:

1) clinical epidemiology and patient outcomes in primary hyperparathyroidism, 2) optimal management of patients with known and suspected thyroid cancer, and 3) quality and cost in endocrine surgery. His publications have been cited 8000 times (2023 h-index 45) and have shaped the current state of the art in endocrine surgery. Dr. Yeh serves on multiple editorial boards for scholarly journals.

His full publication list can be viewed here:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/michael.yeh.2/bibliography/public/ 

His Google scholar profile can be viewed here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=sygREb4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works 

National and international guidelines

In collaboration with other established experts in endocrine diseases, Dr. Michael Yeh has published guideline/best practice statements on:

1) Imaging in thyroid cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25188202/ 

2) Outpatient thyroid surgery https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23742254/ 

3) Surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36054175/ 

4) Management of thyroid cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35948029/ 

Dr. Yeh currently serves on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network thyroid cancer panel

https://www.nccn.org/guidelines/guidelines-panels-and-disclosure/disclosure-panels-details-page?MeetingId=0&GroupId=612 

and the American Thyroid Association thyroid nodules guidelines taskforce

https://www.thyroid.org/about-american-thyroid-association/society-committees/ 

Public Speaking

A sought-after speaker, Dr. Michael Yeh has given over 150 invited lectures, nationally and internationally, on topics such as operative techniques for thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal surgery, inherited endocrine tumors, using information science to manage endocrine diseases in large populations, personalizing care for patients with thyroid cancer, addressing disparities in endocrine care, and leadership in health care. Notable recent lectures include:

1) 2022 American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting: Highlighting Disparities in Access to Care for Patients With Thyroid Disease and Cancer https://www.thyroid.org/91st-annual-meeting-ata/program/ 

2) 2022 Clinical Association of California Endocrinologists: Surgery for known or suspected thyroid cancer in 2022 https://endoconnection.com/docs/meetings/cace2209/2022-cace-program-book 

3) 2022 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Meeting: Thyroid cancer tumor board https://www.eventscribe.net/2022/AACE/agenda.asp?BCFO=&pfp=FullSchedule&fa=&fb=&fc=&fd=&all=1&mode= 

4) 2021 American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting: Appropriate nodal dissection in thyroid cancer surgery https://www.thyroid.org/90th-annual-meeting-ata/program/ 

5) 2021 Enrico G. Bartolucci, MD Lectureship in Endocrine Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center: Primary hyperparathyroidism https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/divisions-sections/endocrine/fellowship.html 

6) 2019 American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting: Keynote, The Year in Surgical Thyroidology https://www.thyroid.org/89th-annual-meeting-ata/program/ Full lecture part 1 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ve.2020.0176 Full lecture part 2 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ve.2020.0177 

Michael Yeh Leadership 

Aside from his role as Chief of Endocrine Surgery, Dr. Michael Yeh has held several leadership positions locally and nationally. At UCLA, he served as Medical Director of Optimal Care from 2011-2020, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs from 2015-2017, and Surgical Director of Operative Services from 2020-2023. Since 2012, he has served as physician lead for the UCLA Health discharge pharmacy “Meds to Beds” program, spearheaded the adoption of electronic surgical consents, and championed the adoption of telemedicine (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33384159/).

Mentoring

Dr. Yeh is proud to have mentored many students, residents, and fellows along their paths to becoming physicians and surgeons. These young people have come a broad range of backgrounds: more than half are women, and many are from groups that have been historically under-represented in medicine in the United States. Dr. Yeh’s notable mentees include:

1) Dr. Lilah Morris Wiseman https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/lilah-morriswiseman 

2) Dr. Sha’Shonda Revels https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/shashonda-revels 

3) Dr. Mignote Yilma https://profiles.ucsf.edu/mignote.yilma3

4) Dr. Masha Livhits https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/masha-livhits 

5) Dr. Kyle Zanocco https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/kyle-zanocco 

6) Dr. Mostafa Al-Alusi https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/159124

7) Dr. Oliver Fackelmayer https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/doctors/oliver-fackelmayer 

8) Dr. Joana Ochoa https://ufhealthjax.org/doctors/3760/joana-ochoa/ 

9) Dr. Lauren Orr https://www.oregonclinic.com/our-team/lauren-orr 

10) Dr. Feibi Zheng https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/feibi-zheng-90606 

11) Dr. Yasmine Assadipour https://www.inova.org/doctors/yasmine-assadipour-md 

12) Dr. Eric Kuo https://columbiasurgery.org/eric-kuo-md 

13) Dr. Aditya Shirali https://ufhealth.org/aditya-shirali 

Personal Life

Dr. Michael Yeh lives in Los Angeles with his wife and family. Each day, he aims to deliver acts of service and kindness to his patients, colleagues, and loved ones.