Surgical Oncology - Upper East Side
1283 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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Heather Yeo, M.D., M.H.S., M.B.A., MS
Colon and Rectal Surgery
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About Heather Yeo, M.D., M.H.S., M.B.A., MS
Heather Yeo, MD, MHS, is Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College and Associate Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is board-certified in general surgery, colon and rectal surgery, and complex general surgical oncology. Dr. Yeo specializes in the comprehensive care of colorectal cancer patients as well as those patients with benign colorectal disease.
Board Certifications
- Complex General Surgical Oncology
- Surgery
- Surgery, Colon and Rectal
Expertise
- Anal Cancer
- Anal Fistula
- Anal Incontinence
- Anal Sphincter Incontinence
- Bowel Dysfunction
- Cancer of Appendix
- Cancer of Colon
- Cancer of Colon With Rectum
- Colon Cancer and Polyps
- Colon/Rectal Cancer Surgery
- Colorectal Cancer
- Complex Anal Fistula Disease
- Cytoreductive Surgery Without Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) For Debulking of Neo
- Cytoreductive Surgery, Without HIPEC, For Neoplasm Debulking
- Diverticular Disease
- FH: Bowel Obstruction
- Gastrointestinal Malignancy
- Hemorrhoids
- HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy)
- Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Major Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Obstruction of Bowel
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Prolapse
- Rectal Surgery
- Sphincter Sparing Surgery
Education
- Degrees: Cornell University
- Degrees: Georgetown University
- Degrees: Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Degrees: Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
- Degrees: Yale University
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Surgeon
- Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences
- Associate Professor of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Education
- Degrees: Cornell University
- Degrees: Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
- Degrees: Yale University
- Degrees: Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Degrees: Georgetown University
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Surgeon
- Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences
- Associate Professor of Surgery
Board Certifications
- complex general surgical oncology
- surgery
- surgery, colon and rectal
Languages Spoken
- english
Research
Neoadjuvant Botensilimab/Balstilimab for localized mismatch repair proficient and deficient colon cancer: Results of the NEST phase 2 clinical trial.
August 26, 2026Individual Strategies and Institutional Solutions: Advancement of Asian Women in Academic Surgery.
July 03, 2026The Growing Physician Shortage: The Role of Non-US Citizen International Medical Graduates in the Physician Workforce.
February 18, 2026