Yvonne Y. Chan, M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Locations and Contact
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-2222
Philosophy of Care
I believe that every child deserves the chance to be a kid, and their experiences and potentials should not be limited by their congenital urologic conditions. With clear communication and shared decision making, I will work closely with patients (when age appropriate) and their parents to ensure that they thoroughly understand the condition involved and the available management options to determine the optimal approach. For patients born with congenital urologic conditions that require lifelong medical attention, it is my goal to accompany and support them and their families in their journeys, to help them understand their conditions and how to take care of themselves as they approach early adulthood, and to do what I can medically or surgically to improve their quality of life.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Chan has a passion for caring for children with a breadth of urologic conditions and seeks to incorporate her interest in quality improvement into her clinical care to improve patient outcomes. Her clinical interests include spina bifida, minimally invasive surgery, hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux, and complex urologic construction.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Chan's research interests include patient safety/quality improvement, post-surgical outcomes, and medical education. She has implemented enhanced recovery protocols for children with spina bifida undergoing bladder reconstruction to improve their post-operative recoveries. She is active in simulation design and in improving urologic surgical education for residents.
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford CA 2008
Medical School
M.D., Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 2012
Internship
Department of Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2012-2013
Residency
Department of Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2013-2014
Residency
Department of Urologic Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2014-2018
Fellowship
Pediatric Urology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago IL 2018-2020
Runner up Recipient of the Armstrong Endowment for Compassionate Care, UC Davis Medical Center, 2017
Provider of the Month Outpatient Clinics, 2020
Bury MI*, Fuller NJ*, Wang X*, Chan YY*, Sturm RM*, Oh SS, Sofer LA, Arora HC, Sharma TT, Nolan BG, Feng W, Rabizadeh RR, Barac M, Edassery S, Goedegebuure MM, Wang LW, Ganesh B, Halliday LC, Seniw ME, Edassery SL, Mahmud NB, Hofer MD, McKenna KE, Cheng EY, Guillermo AA, and Sharma AK. Multipotent bone marrow cell-seeded polymeric composites drive long-term definitive urinary bladder tissue regeneration. PNAS Nexus. 2024; PMID 38344009 (*authors contributed equally to the work)
Strine AC, Chu DI, Brockel MA, Wilcox DT, Vricella GJ, Coplen DE, Traxel EJ, Chaudhry R, VanderBrink BA, Yerkes EB, Chan YY, Burjek NE, Zee RS, Herndon CD, Ahn JJ, Merguerian PA, Meenakshi-Sundaram B, Rensing AJ, Frimberger D, and Rove KO. Feasibility of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Implementation in Pediatric Urology: Pilot-Phase Outcomes of a Prospective, Multi-center Study. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2023; PMID 38212167. Epub ahead of print.
Batie SF, Coco CT, Reddy S, Tracy JD, Traylor JM, Pritzker K, Chan YY, Stanasel I, Jacobs MA, Schlomer BJ, Baker LA, and Peters CA. Ureteral stent extraction strings in children: Stratifying the risk of post operative urinary tract infection. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2023; PMID 37321933. Epub ahead of print.
Batie SF, Coco CT, Braga BP, Chan YY, Stanasel I, Jacobs MA, Peters CA, Baker LA, and Schlomer BJ. Clinical Utility and Interrater Reliability of Video Urodynamics in Patients with Isolated Fibrolipoma of Filum Terminale. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2023; PMID 37211501. Epub ahead of print.
Carolan AMC, Batie SF, Caldwell KM, Singh V, Chan YY. Urethral pyogenic granuloma in a pediatric patient. Urology Case Reports. 2022; eCollection 2022. PMID 36313236
Shaw A, Chan YY, Arora HC, Aguilar JB, Schechter J, Gong EM, Chu DI, Yerkes EB, Matoka DJ, Seager CM, Bowen DK, Lindgren BW, Liu DB, Maizels M, Cheng EY, and Johnson EK. Streamlining Surgical Trays for Common Pediatric Urology Procedures: A quality improvement initiative. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2022; 18(4):412.e1-412.e7. PMID 35811279
Osborn S, Mah LW, Ely EV, Ana S, Huynh C, Ujagar N, Chan SC, Hsiao P, Hu JC, Chan YY, Christiansen BA, and Kurzrock EA. Autologous regeneration of blood vessels in urinary bladder matrices provides early perfusion after transplant to the bladder. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2022; 16(8):718-731. PMID 35567775
Chan YY, Chu DI, Hirsch J, Kim S, Rosoklija I, Studer A, Brockel MA, Cheng EY, Burjek NE, Raval MV, Rove KO, and Yerkes EB. Implementation and Sustainability of an Enhanced Recovery Pathway in Pediatric Bladder Reconstruction: Flexibility, Commitment, Teamwork. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2021; 17(6):782-789. PMID 34521600
Chan YY, Bury MI, Fuller NJ, Nolan B, Yura EM, Hofer MD, and Sharma AK. Effects of Anti-inflammatory Nanofibers on Urethral Healing. Macromol Biosci. 2021; 21(5):e2000410. PMID 33690953
Chan YY, Rosoklija I, Meade P, Burjek NE, Raval MV, Yerkes EB, Rove KO, Chu DI. Utilization of and Barriers to Enhanced Recovery Pathway Implementation in Pediatric Urology. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2021; 17(3):294.e1-294.e9. PMID 33663997.