Education & Training
Santa Clara University - B.S., Biology - 2008
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine - M.D. - 2015
Clinical Interests
- Transplant Surgery
- General Surgery
Biography
Yvonne Kelly, M.D. is a General Surgery Resident in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her B.S. in Biology at Santa Clara University in 2008 and went on to obtain her M.D. from UCSF in 2015. She is currently working in the Transplant Immunology lab at UCSF, under the mentorship of Peter Stock, M.D., Ph.D. and Qizhi Tang, Ph.D., broadly working on basic science and transnational projects in the field of pancreatic islet cell transplant.
Awards & Honors
Best Abstract, Northern California
Pacific Coast Surgical Association Annual Meeting
2017
Medical Student Teaching Award
UCSF Department of Surgery
2017
Outstanding Quickshot Presentation
UCSF Department of Surgery Resident Research Day
2017
Faculty Mentors
- Qizhi Tang, Ph.D. (Primary Mentor)
- Peter G. Stock, M.D., Ph.D.
- Sandy Feng, M.D., Ph.D.
Grants & Funding
- Jon Fryer Resident Scientist Scholarships, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2019-2020.
- "Filling a Void of Research Training for Transplant Surgeons" (FAVOR) T32 Training Grant, NIH, 2018-2020.
Publications
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- Gracheva EO, Ingolia NT, Kelly YM, Cordero-Morales JF, Hollopeter G, Chesler AT, Sánchez EE, Perez JC, Weissman JS, Julius D. Molecular basis of infrared detection by snakes. Nature. 2010 Apr 15; 464(7291):1006-11. View in PubMed
- Cullen W, Stanley J, Langton D, , Bury G. Management of hepatitis C among drug users attending general practice in Ireland: baseline data from the Dublin area hepatitis C in general practice initiative. Eur J Gen Pract. 2007; 13(1):5-12. View in PubMed
Posters & Oral Presentations
- Kelly YM, Ward C, Duh QY, Chang W, Stock P, Tang Q. Parathyroid CD34+ cells induce neovascularization of donor and recipient leading to chimeric vessel formation and improved engraftment of co-transplanted pancreatic islets. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, June 2019.
- Ward C, Vo L, De Klerk E, Faleo G, Kelly YM, Bluestone J, Hebrok M, Stock P, Tang Q. Preservation of Pancreatic Islets with Stem Cell Derived CD34+ Vascular Endothelial Progenitor Cells. American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, June 2019.
- Cohan J, Hofer R, Kelly YM, Kata A, Finlayson E. "It was my decision": A qualitative analysis of surgical decision-making in patients with ulcerative colitis. The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, June 2019.
- Kelly YM, Ward C, Duh QY, Chang W, Stock P, Tang Q. Parathyroid CD34+ cells induce angiogenesis of both donor and host as a mechanism for chimeric vessel formation. Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2019.
- Ward C, Kelly YM, Ando T, Dietch Z, Gardner J, Stock P, Syed S, Duh QY. A New Indication for Near Infra-Red Fluorescence Imaging of Parathyroid Glands During Deceased Donor Operation. Symposium for Parathyroid Autofluorescence, Geneva, Switzerland, March 2019.
- Ward C, Kelly Y Ward C, Kelly YM, Duh QY, Chang W, Stock P, Tang Q, Duh QY, Chang W, Stock P, Tang Q. Parathyroid CD34+ cells induce angiogenesis of both donor and host as a mechanism for chimeric vessel formation during co-transplantation with pancreatic islets. European Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association Annual Meeting, Innsbruck, Austria, January 2019.
- Kelly YM. Islet and Parathyroid Transplantation: Mechanisms of Engraftment. UCSF Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, San Francisco, CA, December 2018.
- Kelly YM, Corvera C, Stewart L. An Evidenced-Based Approach to the Identification and Treatment of Severe Acute Cholecystitis - Beyond the Tokyo Guidelines. Pacific Coast Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, CA, February 2017.
- Kelly YM, Corvera C, Stewart L. An Evidenced-Based Approach to the Identification and Treatment of Severe Acute Cholecystitis - Beyond the Tokyo Guidelines. UCSF Department of Surgery Resident Research Symposium, San Francisco, CA, April 2017.
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In the News
- Tang Lab - - June 21, 2019Yvonne Kelly, MD has been awarded the prestigious Jon Fryer Resident Scientist Scholarship by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) for 2019-2020. The award was presented at the 2019 American Transplant Congress earlier this month in Boston, Massachusetts. The scholarship is supported by the ASTS Foundation in order to foster innovation and research in the fields of transplantation and transplant immunobiology. Dr. Kelly is a fourth year general surgery resident at UCSF [...]
- UCSF News Services - - June 13, 2019Researcher of the Month: Peter Stock, MD, PhD As a pivotal figure in HIV-to-HIV organ transplantation and its legalization through the passage of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, transplant surgeon Peter G. Stock, MD., PhD., continues to strive toward breakthroughs in research. While Stock is mostly known for his HIV transplantation work, he has been investigating pancreatic islet transplantation (also known as beta cell replacement) to cure type 1 diabetes since his days as a PhD [...]
- UCSF General Surgery Residency Program - - May 25, 2017The 30th Annual J. Engelbert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium was held on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at UCSF Mission Bay Hospital, Oberndorf Auditorium. The symposium showcases the laboratory research of residents, fellows and medical students in the Department of Surgery, and honors the life and accomplishments of J. Engelbert Dunphy, M.D., a legendary surgeon and former Chair of the UCSF Department of Surgery. Winners for the best presentations were awarded at the conclusion of the [...]
