James S. T. Yao, MD
#9: 1985-1986
Dr. Yao is Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, formerly Magerstadt Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Medical School. In the past he has served as Chair, Department of Surgery, and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery. He is the founder of the Blood Flow Laboratory at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, and is an Attending Vascular Surgeon, Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
He is a graduate of the National Taiwan University. After completion of his general surgical residency at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Dr. Yao went to St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London to further his training in vascular surgery under the aegis of Prof. W. T. Irvine. At the same time, he received a PhD in vascular physiology from the University of London.
His research interests have centered around peripheral vascular problems, including arterial and venous problems, and noninvasive diagnostic techniques. These investigations have formed the basis for the more than 500 contributions to the surgical literature listed in his bibliography. In addition, he is co-editor of more than 50 books on vascular surgery, including two texts on non-invasive vascular diagnosis and one on angiography of vascular disease. He has also served as co-editor of the annual Year Book of Vascular Surgery from 1986-1991.
Dr. Yao has served as president of the Lifeline Foundation, Society for Vascular Surgery, the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, the Chicago Surgical Society, and the American Venous Forum; as Recorder of the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter; as Associate Editor of Journal of Vascular Surgery and Journal of Endovascular Surgery; as editorial board member of the Annals of Vascular Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, the Journal of Cardiovascular Technology, and Vascular Diagnosis and Therapy; as section editor on VascularWeb; and as co-chief editor of Cardiovascular Surgery. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of American Vascular Association.
