Yi-Ping Joseph Woo MD
Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor and Chair Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford Hospital and Clinics Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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300 Pasteur DrFalk buildingPalo Alto, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-850-1985
Fax+1 650-736-0901
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Summary
- Dr. Yi-Ping Woo is a thoracic surgeon in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with Stanford Health Care. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 25 years. He specializes in aortic surgery, cardiopulmonary transplantation, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in lung transplantation, aortic valve repair, mitral valve repair, tricuspid valve repair, and congenital heart defect repair.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1999 - 2002- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2014 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ventricular Perspective of MitraClip Integration in an Explanted Human Heart.Stefan Elde, Moeed Fawad, Chris Huynh, Y Joseph Woo, Joon Bum Kim
Structural Heart. 2026-09-01 - RUNX1-driven endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition contributes to remodelling in LMNA cardiomyopathy.David Wu, Dipti Tripathi, Amit Manhas, Chikage Noishiki, Lu Liu
European Heart Journal. 2026-08-11 - Patients with asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation already have abnormal left ventricular myocardial sarcomeric ultrastructural characteristics.Yuanjia Zhu, Seung Hyun Lee, Avi Gupta, Catherine A Wu, Jinsuh Jung
JTCVS Open. 2026-08-01
Grant Support
- Biomechanical Optimization of Mitral Valve Repair OperationsSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2020–2029
- Angiogenic Bioengineered Systems to Optimize Post-Infarction Myocardial RecoverySTANFORD UNIVERSITY2008–2025
Committees
- member, 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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