Yi-ZarnWangMD

General Surgery • Odessa, TX

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor, Surgery, LSU School of Medicine New Orleans

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Office
701 W 5th St
Odessa, TX 79763
Phone+1 432-335-2222

Fax+1 432-335-1693
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Summary

Dr. Yi-Zarn Wang, MD is a general surgeon in Odessa, Texas. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Texas, South Carolina, and Florida. He is affiliated with Medical Center Health System and is a Professor at LSU School of Medicine New Orleans.

Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1994
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
SC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2025
LA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Does the addition of adjuvant intraoperative tumor bed chemotherapy during midgut neuroendocrine tumor debulking procedures benefit patients
Yi-Zarn Wang, Aman Chauhan, Robert A. Ramirez, David T. Beyer, Melissa A. Stevens, Eugene A. Woltering, J. Philip Boudreaux, Lowell Anthony> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2019 Sep 27
Potential therapeutic roles of stem cells in ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Barzegar, M.,Kaur, G.,Gavins, FNE.,Wang, Y.,Boyer, C. J.,Alexander, J. S.> ;Stem Cell Res. 2019 Apr 02
2 citations
Plasma Neurokinin A Levels Predict Survival in Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Small Bowel.
Eugene A. Woltering, Brianne A. Voros, Ramcharan Thiagarajan, David T. Beyer, Robert A. Ramirez, Yi-Zarn Wang, Gregg Mamikunian, J. Philip Boudreaux> ;Pancreas. 2018 Aug 1
17 citations
Prognostic Factors in Typical and Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoids.
Robert A Ramirez, David T. Beyer, Anne E. Diebold, Brianne A. Voros, Maria M. Chester, Yi-Zarn Wang, J. Philip Boudreaux, Eugene A. Woltering, Ann-Porter Uhlhorn, Pame...> ;Ochsner Journal. 2017 Jan 1
211 citations
The Surgical Management of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors: Consensus Guidelines of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society.
James R. Howe, Kenneth Cardona, Douglas L. Fraker, Electron Kebebew, Brian R. Untch, Yi-Zarn Wang, Calvin Law, Eric Liu, Michelle K. Kim, Yusuf Menda, Brian Morse, Emi...> ;Pancreas. 2017 Jul 1
48 citations
Aggressive Surgical Approach to the Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Report of 1,000 Surgical Cytoreductions by a Single Institution.
Eugene A. Woltering, Brianne A. Voros, David T. Beyer, Yi-Zarn Wang, Pamela Ryan, Anne Wright, Robert A. Ramirez, M. Jennifer Ricks, J. Philip Boudreaux> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2017 Apr 1
42 citations
Development of effective prophylaxis against intraoperative carcinoid crisis
Eugene A. Woltering, Anne Wright, Melissa A. Stevens, Yi-Zarn Wang, John Philip Boudreaux, Gregg Mamikunian, James M. Riopelle, Alan D. Kaye> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2016 Aug 1
65 citations
The Role of Capecitabine/Temozolomide in Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Robert A. Ramirez, David T. Beyer, Aman Chauhan, J. Philip Boudreaux, Yi-Zarn Wang, Eugene A. Woltering> ;The Oncologist. 2016 Jun 1
12 citations
Elevated Plasma Pancreastatin, but Not Chromogranin A, Predicts Survival in Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Duodenum
Eugene A. Woltering, David T. Beyer, Robert A. Ramirez, Yi-Zarn Wang, M. Jennifer Ricks, J. Philip Boudreaux> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016 Apr 1
3 citations
Obturator Canal Lymph Node Metastasis from Rectal Carcinoid Tumors: Total Mesorectal Excision May Be Insufficient
Yi-Zarn Wang, David T. Beyer, Michael Hall> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2016 Mar 21
16 citations
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of unknown primary: is early surgical exploration and aggressive debulking justifiable?
Yi-Zarn Wang, Aman Chauhan, Jeffrey Rau, Anne E. Diebold, Adwoa Opoku-Boateng, J. Philip Boudreaux, Eugene A. Woltering> ;Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016 Feb 1
IN VITRO CHEMOTHERAPY PROFILING OF WELL-DIFFERENTIATED MIDGUT NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS (NETS) BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PATIENT TUMOR BIOMARKERS ANALYSIS.
Aman Chauhan, Yi-Zarn Wang, Hall Ma, Boudreaux Jp, Eugene A. Woltering, Lowell Anthony> ;The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2015 May 1
IN VITRO CHEMOTHERAPY PROFILING OF WELL-DIFFERENTIATED MIDGUT NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS (NETS) BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PATIENT TUMOR BIOMARKERS ANALYSIS.
Aman Chauhan, Yi-Zarn Wang, Hall Ma, Boudreaux Jp, Eugene A. Woltering, Lowell Anthony> ;The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 2015 May 1
4 citations
Adjuvant intraoperative post-dissectional tumor bed chemotherapy—A novel approach in treating midgut neuroendocrine tumors
Yi-Zarn Wang, Aman Chauhan, Michael A. Hall> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2015 Mar 28
11 citations
Reappraisal of lymphatic mapping for midgut neuroendocrine patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery
Yi-Zarn Wang, Jean P. Carrasquillo, Elizabeth McCord, Rhea Vidrine, Monica L. Lobo, S. Ali Zamin, Philip Boudreaux, Eugene A. Woltering> ;Surgery. 2014 Dec 1
Antibacterial Dental Composites with Chlorhexidine and Mesoporous Silica.
Zhang, J. F.,Wu, R.,Fan, Y.,Liao, S.,Wang, Y.,Wen, Z. T.,Xu, X.> ;J. Dent. Res.. 2014 Oct 17
A 60-year-old man with chronic cough and green sputum.
Marisa Belaidi, Yi-Zarn Wang, Virendra Joshi> ;Gastroenterology. 2014 Sep 1
33 citations
A single institution's experience with surgical cytoreduction of stage IV, well-differentiated, small bowel neuroendocrine tumors.
J. Philip Boudreaux, Yi-Zarn Wang, Anne E. Diebold, D. J. Frey, Lowell Anthony, Ann Porter Uhlhorn, Pamela Ryan, Eugene A. Woltering> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014 Apr 1
6 citations
Surgical treatment options for rectal carcinoid cancer: local versus low radical excision.
Yi-Zarn Wang, Anne E. Diebold, Philip J. Boudreaux, Daniel Raines, Richard J. Campeau, Lowell Anthony, Eugene A. Woltering> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Jan 1
1,25(OH)2D3 suppresses COX-2 up-regulation and thromboxane production in placental trophoblast cells in response to hypoxic stimulation.
Sun, J.,Zhong, W.,Gu, Y.,Groome, L. J.,Wang, Y.> ;Placenta. 2014 Jan 01
9 citations
Cocoon formation in patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors: a rare and unrecognized final pathway.
Yi-Zarn Wang, Heather L. King, Anne E. Diebold> ;Pancreas. 2013 Aug 1
2 citations
An Extended Phase II Trial of Iodine-125 Methylene Blue for Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Women with Breast Cancer
William W. Harkrider, Anne E. Diebold, Thomas J. Maloney, Gregory D. Espenan, Yi-Zarn Wang, Shawn J. Stafford, Arthur Camp, D. J. Frey, Charles Chappuis, Eugene A. Wol...> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013 Apr 1
Interplay of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines to determine lipid accretion in adipocytes.
Wang, Y.,Wang, H.,Hegde, V.,Dubuisson, O.,Gao, Z.,Dhurandhar, N. V.,Ye, J.> ;Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Feb 5
14 citations
Neurokinin A levels predict survival in patients with stage IV well differentiated small bowel neuroendocrine neoplasms.
Anne E. Diebold, J. Philip Boudreaux, Yi-Zarn Wang, Lowell Anthony, Ann Porter Uhlhorn, Pamela Ryan, Paris Mamikunian, Gregg Mamikunian, Eugene A. Woltering> ;Surgery. 2012 Dec 1
PAR-2 triggers placenta-derived protease-induced altered VE-cadherin reorganization at endothelial junctions in preeclampsia.
Gu, Y., Groome, L. J., Alexander, J. S., Wang, Y.> ;Placenta. 2012 Oct
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Professional Memberships

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - SLS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Ochsner Medical Center - KennerKenner, Louisiana
Medical Center Health SystemOdessa, Texas