Quan-Yang Duh

MD

Endocrine surgeon

Dr. Quan-Yang Duh is UCSF's chief of endocrine surgery. He cares for patients with hormone gland tumors, including those of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, as well as for patients with gastrointestinal cancers. He has a special interest in treating these disorders with laparoscopic and other minimally invasive procedures. He also supervises medical students, residents and fellows training at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Duh has published more than 400 papers and co-edited three textbooks. He serves on the editorial boards of numerous medical journals, including Thyroid, British Journal of Surgery, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Surgery, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of the Endocrine Society and Asian Journal of Surgery. He has served as president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and Pacific Coast Surgical Association, and he was the first vice president of the American College of Surgeons.

Duh earned his bachelor's degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University. He earned his medical degree at UCSF, where he also completed a residency in surgery and a fellowship in endocrine surgery.

  • Education

    UCSF School of Medicine, 1981

  • Residencies

    UCSF Medical Center, General Surgery, 1988

  • Fellowships

    UCSF Medical Center, Endocrine Surgery, 1986

  • Board Certifications

    Surgery, American Board of Surgery

  • Academic Title

    Professor

  • Languages

    Mandarin

    Taiwanese

Conditions I specialize in

Where I see patients (1)

    My reviews

    5.0

    Overall Experience
    196 Ratings
    About our process
    Aug 03, 2024
    Excellent experience with Dr Duh top notch
    Jun 09, 2024
    Doc is an angel, he helped me with the procedure and I recovered so fast. I am blessed to find such a great doctor. Thank you
    Jun 09, 2024
    Dr. Duh provided exceptional care - he was very caring and I would highly recommend him!
    Apr 17, 2024
    Dr Duh and his entire team were incredibly kind, through, efficient, and competent. Can't thank them enough for the quality of care (and the successful surgical outcome)!
    Mar 10, 2024
    Very good and amiable, excellent bedside manner. Felt comfortable and confident in his explanations.
    Dec 02, 2023
    The entire staff was professional and made me feel at ease. They all had reviewed my records and knew my health history, which gave me confidence in their advice.
    Nov 05, 2023
    Dr. Duh is excellent! He's very professional, experienced, and empathetic.
    Oct 15, 2023
    He didn't hear me as I expressed concern about surgery because of another condition CRPS I have that could easily spread because of surgery. He also had never heard of it which concerned me.
    Oct 10, 2023
    DR. DUH IS THE BEST!! WE SO APPRECIATE UCSF.
    Oct 09, 2023
    Extremely empathetic and very professional. Have full confidence in Dr Duh
    Sep 26, 2023
    Dr. Duh is a very thorough and knowledgeable physician. He is also very kind and real gentleman. I would highly recommend him to anyone having this type of surgery.
    Aug 26, 2023
    Dr. Duh was wonderful and very thorough.
    Aug 20, 2023
    Try thankful for such a caring team.
    Jul 29, 2023
    Excellent care!
    Jul 29, 2023
    Dr. Duh is the model physician, whom I will always regard as the best of the best. Super high quality care with respect, empathy, and consideration.
    Jul 29, 2023
    My experience was excellent
    Jul 18, 2023
    We greatly appreciated not only Dr. Duh's expertise and surgical skills, but also his communication skills and compassion. He is an extraordinary human.
    Jul 15, 2023
    Dr. Duh made me feel very comfortable talking with him and increased my confidence in him if I'm to undergo surgery.
    Jul 02, 2023
    Dr Duh is the best. Very thankful to have him as my specialist.
    Jul 01, 2023
    Very pleased with Dr. Duh's knowledge of my treatment and medical issue.
    Jul 01, 2023
    They are all the best in that office
    Jun 05, 2023
    Dr. Duh is very kind and caring. He is extremely thorough In his explanations of my condition and its treatment. He is both friendly and dignified and he definitely inspires confidence.
    May 27, 2023
    Dr.Duh was very thorough in his explanations of my condition and possible treatment plans. He was patient in answering my questions and took the time to get to know me and more of my background at the start of our conversation which eased my nerves.
    May 27, 2023
    Very experienced professional surgeon, listened to all my questions and took his time to explain everything.
    May 23, 2023
    He's the best for me, although this is my 2nd surgery only in my life so far.
    May 08, 2023
    The best doctor.
    May 06, 2023
    Dr Duh, very professional and caring !
    May 06, 2023
    The doctor and nurses could not have been any better, they were all excellent . I appreciate each and everyone of them so much.
    Apr 04, 2023
    It's excellent everything.
    Apr 02, 2023
    Dr. Duh is the best. I appreciate him and his staff so much. He is knowledge and kind.
    Apr 01, 2023
    Dr Duh was clearly a leader in his field with excellent knowledge and teaching. He made me feel I was in excellent handsnot easy to do with me a veteran nurse
    Mar 18, 2023
    Dr Duh was very good at explaining risks vs benefits
    Feb 25, 2023
    Dr. Duh provides very understandable and thorough information about surgery and follow up care. He listens to patient concerns and takes time to answer questions. He is a wonderful surgeon to work with.
    Feb 13, 2023
    Dr Duh is the best! Kind, patient, great sense of humor and positively the best surgeon I could hope for.
    Feb 13, 2023
    Dr. Duh was extremely helpful in every way. His explanations were very clear. He listened to every question I had, and his answers were clear and very helpful. It was an excellent session.
    Jan 28, 2023
    I was totally impressed with everyone there,awesome friendly nice people and I wish the doctor worked in my area,I would be his patient and recommend him to everyone. Great place.
    Jan 28, 2023
    Impressed with the care provider
    Jan 24, 2023
    Dr Duh is very good at listening and taking the time to thoroughly answer my questions
    Nov 21, 2022
    I love Dr. Duh. He's knowledgeable & kind.
    Nov 21, 2022
    My experience with Dr. Duh was excellent. He was pleasant, thorough and very helpful.

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    Decorative Caduceus

    Near Infrared Autofluorescence (NIRAF) Detection for Identifying Parathyroid Glands During Para...

    Number of frozen sections (or PTH aspirate) sent for analysis during the Parathyroidectomy (PTx) procedure to confirm potential parathyroid tissue

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