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Quan-Yang Duh, MD

Endocrine Surgery • Endocrine OncologyChief, Endocrine Surgery
Endocrine Surgery & Oncology Mount Zion
415-885-7404
Portrait of Quan-Yang Duh
Portrait of Quan-Yang Duh
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Quan-Yang Duh, MD

Endocrine Surgery • Endocrine OncologyChief, Endocrine Surgery
Endocrine Surgery & Oncology Mount Zion
415-885-7404

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About me

Dr. Quan-Yang Duh is UCSF's chief of endocrine surgery. He cares for patients with hormone gland tumors, including those of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, as well as for patients with gastrointestinal cancers. He has a special interest in treating these disorders with laparoscopic and other minimally invasive procedures. He also supervises medical students, residents and fellows training at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Duh has published more than 400 papers and co-edited three textbooks. He serves on the editorial boards of numerous medical journals, including Thyroid, British Journal of Surgery, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Surgery, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of the Endocrine Society and Asian Journal of Surgery. He has served as president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and Pacific Coast Surgical Association, and he was the first vice president of the American College of Surgeons.

Duh earned his bachelor's degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University. He earned his medical degree at UCSF, where he also completed a residency in surgery and a fellowship in endocrine surgery.

Education & training

Board certification

  • General Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Fellowship

  • General Surgery, University of California San Francisco - GME

Residency

  • General Surgery, University of California San Francisco - GME

Internship

  • General Surgery, University of California San Francisco - GME

Degree

  • MD, UCSF School of Medicine

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    5
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    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      March 6, 2026

      Outstanding experience. Wonderful doctor.

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      March 6, 2026

      Dr. Duh was excellent in his demeanor and his explanations and solicitous of my questions. I felt very good about him and his qualifications .

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      March 2, 2026

      I spoke with Dr Duh. He is a wonderful people person, answers questions thoroughly and never seems in a hurry

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      March 1, 2026

      Dr. Duh is the best doctor I ever had. He saved my life and I will be forever grateful to him.

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      February 20, 2026

      Outstanding service.

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      February 13, 2026

      Dr. Duh is clearly a very busy man but has always taken the time to explain things in detail and the reasons for his thinking.

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