Yolonda Colson MD
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
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55 Fruit StBoston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-5600
Fax+1 617-726-7667
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Summary
- Dr. Yolonda Colson is a thoracic surgeon based in Boston, MA, specializing in adult general thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, and thoracic surgical oncology. A 1989 graduate of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, she has contributed to several notable publications, including studies on mucoadhesive nanoparticles and robotic bronchoscopy, as well as drug delivery in esophageal cancer and immunotherapies. Dr. Colson is involved in various clinical trials focused on innovative techniques for evaluating drug responses, lymph node staging in esophageal cancer, and intra-thoracic lesion localization.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
MA State Medical License 1999 - 2028
ME State Medical License 2020 - 2027
NH State Medical License 2021 - 2027
RI State Medical License 2016 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1991 - 1998
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member National Academy of Medicine
- 103rd President American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2023
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
Clinical Trials
- MRI Iron Oxide Imaging for Lymph Node Staging in Esophageal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
- Bronchial NIR Image-guided Resection Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 06
- Intravenous Indocyanine Green for Localization of Intra-thoracic Lesions Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors and DIPNECH: Surgical Perspectives on a Rare and Evolving Spectrum of Lung Neuroendocrine Disease.Rohin Gawdi, Paul Furlow, Yolonda L Colson, Ciaran J McNamee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2026-04-07 - Ex vivo organotypic culture of liposarcoma effectively models in vivo supratherapeutic paclitaxel localized drug delivery.Ilaria Caturegli, Rong Liu, Victoria Rivera, Olivia Taub, Mark W Grinstaff
Translational Oncology. 2026-03-18 - Long-Term Oncological Outcomes and Recurrence Patterns after Segmentectomy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Dual-Centre Retrospective Study.Debora Brascia, Isha Mehta Warikoo, Giuseppe Mangiameli, Matilde Luppichini, Giuseppe Marulli
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2026-01-06
Press Mentions
Brompton Grand Rounds: Polymer-Mediated Drug Delivery in Thoracic CancersJuly 29th, 2022- AATS' Theme of Innovation Strikes True in 2022May 23rd, 2022
- Is It Lung Cancer or Something Else?July 30th, 2021
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