Jeffrey Yao

Dr. Jeffrey Yao is Associate Professor, Robert A. Chase Hand and Upper Limb Center in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center.

He completed his medical education at Cornell University Medical College, his residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was Orthopaedic Surgery Resident of the Year, and completed his Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at the Philadelphia Hand Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Dr. Yao’s current research and scholarly interests are focused on minimally invasive and arthroscopic treatment alternatives for common hand and wrist disorders and biologic augmentation of tendon repair strategies utilizing stem cells.