Allison Yang, M.D., M.P.H

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Dr. Allison Yang is the Medical Director of the Pancreas Program at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Attending Physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is a clinical gastroenterologist with a focus on the multi-disciplinary care of patients with pancreatic disease. Dr. Yang received her BA from Columbia University in New York, her MD from the University of Illinois, and her MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her internal medicine residency training at the Mayo Clinic, and her gastroenterology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.Dr. Yang’s primary clinical and research interests are in the effective diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic disease including acute and chronic pancreatitis, recognition and treatment of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas, and early biomarkers for pancreatic cancer. Her research interests also include the use of mobile health applications in advancing patient care, and the application of machine-learning algorithms in the management of pancreatic cysts. She performs upper endoscopy and colonoscopy and sees patients in gastroenterology and pancreas clinic. Dr. Yang is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE).  She is also a member of the ACG Patient Care Committee, a councillor in the AGA Pancreas Section and a member of the AGA Pancreas Section Nominating Committee.