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Dennis Yang, MD

Dennis Yang, MD

Physician

Digestive Health and Surgery

Dennis Yang

Overview

Dennis Yang, MD, is the Director of Third Space Endoscopy at the Center for Interventional Endoscopy at AdventHealth Orlando. Dr. Yang received his medical degree at Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico, where he was awarded the South Academy Class Valedictorian Award and inducted into the Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Yang completed his internal medicine residency at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He subsequently completed his Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL followed by additional training in Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. Dr. Yang has centered his professional career in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreaticobiliary diseases and advanced therapeutic endoscopy. His clinical interest is focused on minimally invasive interventional endoscopic procedures for the treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders, ranging from endoscopic therapies for motility disorders (POEM, G-POEM) to advanced resection techniques (EMR, ESD) for the treatment of early gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Yang has published over 140 peer-reviewed articles in the field of advanced endoscopy and recently received the Clinical Research Award in 2020 from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Dr. Yang has been designated fellow of both the ASGE and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) based on his significant contributions to both societies through service, education and in the field of endoscopy. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice Update Committee.

Articles

Prospective study on the efficacy of endoscopic through-the-scope tack and suture system for gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy mucosal incision site closure

ENDOSCOPY INTERNATIONAL OPEN

2023

A novel through-the-scope helix tack-and-suture device for mucosal defect closure following colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a multicenter study

ENDOSCOPY

2023

Margin marking before colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection and its impact on neoplasia recurrence

GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

2022

Third-space endoscopy: the final frontier

GASTROENTEROLOGY REPORT

2022

Large Colon Polyp as the Only Manifestation of Chronic Schistosomiasis Infection

ACG CASE REPORTS JOURNAL

2022

AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Endoscopic Approach to Recurrent Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis: Expert Review

GASTROENTEROLOGY

2022

Predictors of adverse events after endoscopic ultrasound-guided through-the-needle biopsy of pancreatic cysts: a recursive partitioning analysis

ENDOSCOPY

2022

Margin marking before colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection and its impact on neoplasia recurrence (with video).

Gastrointestinal endoscopy

2021

Efficacy of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Superficial Gastric Neoplasia in a Large Cohort in North America

CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

2021

CYP2C19 genotype variability in patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux after per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM)

ENDOSCOPY INTERNATIONAL OPEN

2021

Education & Training

Education

Ponce School of Medicine

Residency

Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Rochester

Fellowship

Gastroenterology at University of Florida - College of Medicine

Adv Therapeutic Endoscopy at Mount Sinai Medical Center

Board Certifications

The American Board of Internal Medicine

Associated Clinical Trials