AlanMYahandaMDFACS

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Melanoma, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Medical Director, Surgery and Perioperative Services Clinical Programs; Associate Medical Director, Oncology Services; SSM Health Greater Midwest Region

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Office
12312 Olive Blvd
Suite 600
Saint Louis, MO 63141
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Education & Training

University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1992 - 1995
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1991
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1985
University of VirginiaBA, Chemistry, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1985 - Present
IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2020 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2021
SC State Medical License 2019 - 2021
GA State Medical License 2013 - 2021
NC State Medical License 2019 - 2019
IN State Medical License 2000 - 2015
MI State Medical License 1995 - 2002
TX State Medical License 1992 - 1995
MD State Medical License 1988 - 1993
American Board of Surgery Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Impact of morbid obesity on outcome of laparoscopic splenectomy
Edward P. Dominguez, Yong U. Choi, Bradford G. Scott, Alan M. Yahanda, Edward A. Graviss, John F. Sweeney> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2007 Mar 1
30 citations
Defining the learning curve for laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia purpura
Michael B. Peters, Diego Camacho, Herminio Ojeda, Daniel J. Reichenbach, Eric M. Knauer, Alan M. Yahanda, Sarah Cooper, John F. Sweeney> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2004 Nov 1
247 citations
Mitotic rate and younger age are predictors of sentinel lymph node positivity: lessons learned from the generation of a probabilistic model.
Vernon K. Sondak, Jeremy M. G. Taylor, Michael S. Sabel, Yue Wang, Lori Lowe, Amelia C. Grover, Alfred E. Chang, Alan M. Yahanda, James J. Moon, Timothy M. Johnson> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2004 Mar 1
44 citations
101 laparoscopic splenectomies for the treatment of benign and malignant hematologic disorders.
Eric M Knauer, Gorav Ailawadi, Alan M. Yahanda, Robert J Obermeyer, Michael P Millie, Herminio Ojeda, Michael W. Mulholland, Lisa M. Colletti, John F. Sweeney> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2003 Nov 1
36 citations
Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy in patients with splenomegaly or prior upper abdominal operation.
Gorav Ailawadi, Alan M. Yahanda, Justin B. Dimick, Asheesh Bedi, Michael W. Mulholland, Lisa M. Colletti, John F. Sweeney> ;Surgery. 2002 Oct 1
10 citations
Multidisciplinary management of perihilar bile duct cancer
Michael W. Mulholland, Alan M. Yahanda, Charles J. Yeo> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2001 Oct 1
29 citations
Epidermoid cyst of the spleen.
Robert A. Cowles, Alan M. Yahanda> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2000 Sep 1
14 citations
Laparoscopic biopsy of abdominal retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy for the diagnosis of lymphoma.
Robert A. Cowles, Alan M. Yahanda> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2000 Jul 1
34 citations
Laparoscopic splenectomy in patients with hematologic malignancies.
Russell S. Berman, Alan M. Yahanda, Paul F. Mansfield, Mark R. Hemmila, John F. Sweeney, Geoffrey A. Porter, Matt Kumparatana, Bryan Leroux, Raphael E. Pollock, Barry ...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1999 Dec 1
13 citations
Reproducibility of lymphoscintigraphic drainage patterns in sequential 99mTc human serum albumin and 99mTc sulfur colloid studies: implications for sentinel node ident...
Adam Tonakie, Vernon K. Sondak, Alan M. Yahanda, Richard L. Wahl> ;Surgery. 1999 Nov 1
114 citations
Beta- and gamma-catenin mutations, but not E-cadherin inactivation, underlie T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor transcriptional deregulation in gastric and pancrea...
Karel Caca, Frank T. Kolligs, Xiaodong Ji, Marianne Hayes, Jia Ming Qian, Alan M. Yahanda, David L. Rimm, Jose Costa, Eric R. Fearon> ;Cell Growth & Differentiation. 1999 Jun 1
24 citations
Is mammography useful in screening for local recurrences in patients with TRAM flap breast reconstruction after mastectomy for multifocal DCIS
A. P. Salas, Mark A. Helvie, Edwin G. Wilkins, Harold A. Oberman, Peter W. Possert, Alan M. Yahanda, Alfred E. Chang> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1998 Jul 1
22 citations
Advances in melanoma therapy
Timothy M. Johnson, Alan M. Yahanda, Alfred E. Chang, Darrell J. Fader, Vernon K. Sondak> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 1998 May 1
497 citations
Mutation Spectrum and Genotype-Phenotype Analyses in Cowden Disease and Bannayan-Zonana Syndrome, Two Hamartoma Syndromes With Germline PTEN Mutation
Deborah J. Marsh, Valérie Coulon, Kathryn L. Lunetta, Philippe Rocca-Serra, Patricia L. M. Dahia, Zimu Zheng, Danny Liaw, Stacey Caron, Bernadette Duboué, Albert Y. Li...> ;Human Molecular Genetics. 1998 Mar 1
9 citations
Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the rectus sheath
David B. Stafford Johnson, William H. Breidahl, Joel S. Newman, Kenneth O. Devaney, Alan M. Yahanda> ;Skeletal Radiology. 1997 Aug 1
42 citations
Computed tomography in staging of patients with melanoma metastatic to the regional nodes
Timothy M. Johnson, Darrell J. Fader, Alfred E. Chang, Alan M. Yahanda, K. Renee Hamlet, Vernon K. Sondak> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1997 Jul 1
37 citations
The utility of fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of melanoma metastatic to lymph nodes
Geoffrey C. Basler, Darrell J. Fader, Alan M. Yahanda, Vernon K. Sondak, Timothy M. Johnson> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 1997 Mar 1
56 citations
Loss of DCC Expression and Glioma Progression
Miguel Reyes-Múgica, Kimberly M. Rieger-Christ, Hiroko Ohgaki, Bradley C. Ekstrand, Mary Helie, George Kleinman, Alan M. Yahanda, Eric R. Fearon, Paul Kleihues, Michae...> ;Cancer Research. 1997 Feb 1
78 citations
Astrocytes derived from p53-deficient mice provide a multistep in vitro model for development of malignant gliomas.
Alan M. Yahanda, Janet M. Bruner, Lawrence A. Donehower, Richard S. Morrison> ;Molecular and Cellular Biology. 1995 Aug 1
96 citations
Basic fibroblast growth factor and fibroblast growth factor receptor I are implicated in the growth of human astrocytomas.
Richard S. Morrison, Fumio Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Saya, Janet M. Bruner, Alan M. Yahanda, Lawrence A. Donehower, Mitchel S. Berger> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 1994 Oct 1
5 citations
Susceptibility of hepatic microcirculation to reperfusion injury: a comparison of adult and suckling rats.
Alan M. Yahanda, Charles N. Paidas, Mark G. Clemens> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1990 Feb 1
Clinical trials of modulation of multidrug resistance. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations.
Lum, B. L., Fisher, G. A., Brophy, N. A., Yahanda, A. M., Adler, K. M., Kaubisch, S., Halsey, J., Sikic, B. I.> ;Cancer. 1993 Dec 1
Clinical reversal of multidrug resistance.
Sikic, B. I., Fisher, G. A., Lum, B. L., Brophy, N. A., Yahanda, A. M., Adler, K. M., Halsey, J.> ;Cancer Treat Res. 1994
Conjugated desferoxamine attenuates hepatic microvascular injury following ischemia/reperfusion.
Drugas, G. T., Paidas, C. N., Yahanda, A. M., Ferguson, D., Clemens, M. G.> ;Circ Shock. 1991 Jun
Alteration of etoposide pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics by cyclosporine in a phase I trial to modulate multidrug resistance.
Lum, B. L., Kaubisch, S., Yahanda, A. M., Adler, K. M., Jew, L., Ehsan, M. N., Brophy, N. A., Halsey, J., Gosland, M. P., Sikic, B. I.> ;J Clin Oncol. 1992 Oct
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