Quan-Yang Duh

MD

Endocrine surgeon

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

    UCSF School of Medicine, 1981

  • Residencies

    UCSF Medical Center, General Surgery, 1988

  • Fellowships

    UCSF Medical Center, Endocrine Surgery, 1986

  • Board Certifications

    Surgery, American Board of Surgery

  • Academic Title

    Professor

  • Languages

    Mandarin

    Taiwanese

Conditions I specialize in

Where I see patients (1)

    My reviews

    4.9

    Overall Experience
    246 Ratings
    About our process
    Aug 26, 2023
    Dr. Duh was wonderful and very thorough.
    Aug 20, 2023
    Try thankful for such a caring team.
    Jul 29, 2023
    Excellent care!
    Jul 29, 2023
    Dr. Duh is the model physician whom I will always regard as the best of the best. Super high quality care with respect empathy and consideration.
    Jul 29, 2023
    My experience was excellent
    Jul 18, 2023
    We greatly appreciated not only Dr. Duh's expertise and surgical skills but also his communication skills and compassion. He is an extraordinary human.
    Jul 15, 2023
    Dr. Duh made me feel very comfortable talking with him and increased my confidence in him if I'm to undergo surgery.
    Jul 02, 2023
    Dr Duh is the best. Very thankful to have him as my specialist.
    Jul 01, 2023
    Very pleased with Dr. Duh's knowledge of my treatment and medical issue.
    Jul 01, 2023
    They are all the best in that office
    Jun 05, 2023
    Dr. Duh is very kind and caring. He is extremely thorough In his explanations of my condition and its treatment. He is both friendly and dignified and he definitely inspires confidence.
    May 27, 2023
    Dr.Duh was very thorough in his explanations of my condition and possible treatment plans. He was patient in answering my questions and took the time to get to know me and more of my background at the start of our conversation which eased my nerves.
    May 27, 2023
    Very experienced professional surgeon listened to all my questions and took his time to explain everything.
    May 23, 2023
    He's the best for me although this is my 2nd surgery only in my life so far.
    May 08, 2023
    The best doctor.
    May 06, 2023
    Dr Duh very professional and caring !
    May 06, 2023
    The doctor and nurses could not have been any better they were all excellent . I appreciate each and everyone of them so much.
    Apr 04, 2023
    It's excellent everything.
    Apr 02, 2023
    Dr. Duh is the best. I appreciate him and his staff so much. He is knowledge and kind.
    Apr 01, 2023
    Dr Duh was clearly a leader in his field with excellent knowledge and teaching. He made me feel I was in excellent handsnot easy to do with me a veteran nurse
    Mar 18, 2023
    Dr Duh was very good at explaining risks vs benefits
    Feb 25, 2023
    Dr. Duh provides very understandable and thorough information about surgery and follow up care. He listens to patient concerns and takes time to answer questions. He is a wonderful surgeon to work with.
    Feb 13, 2023
    Dr Duh is the best! Kind patient great sense of humor and positively the best surgeon I could hope for.
    Feb 13, 2023
    Dr. Duh was extremely helpful in every way. His explanations were very clear. He listened to every question I had and his answers were clear and very helpful. It was an excellent session.
    Jan 28, 2023
    I was totally impressed with everyone thereawesome friendly nice people and I wish the doctor worked in my areaI would be his patient and recommend him to everyone. Great place.
    Jan 28, 2023
    Impressed with the care provider
    Jan 24, 2023
    Dr Duh is very good at listening and taking the time to thoroughly answer my questions
    Nov 21, 2022
    My experience with Dr. Duh was excellent. He was pleasant thorough and very helpful.
    Nov 21, 2022
    I love Dr. Duh. He's knowledgeable & kind.
    Oct 24, 2022
    Dr Duh explained his process in evaluating if surgery was required including additional tests in very understandable layman's terms asked me questions and explained the risks of surgery. I felt in excellent hands throughout the visit.
    Sep 04, 2022
    I feel very blessed and confident to know that my referral to Dr Duh was everything my primary care Dr said he would be.
    Aug 08, 2022
    I often find doctors to be dismissive and impersonal and I often feel rushed and intimidated. Dr. Duh was wonderful. He has explains things in a very understandable way. He is warm and patient and has a sense of humor. It was clear his staff and residents/interns enjoy working with him. One of the best experiences with a doctor that I have ever had.
    Jul 19, 2022
    Very clear explaining issues gave description from beginning to end in1st 2nd & 3rd analogy including risk factors for every aspect of proceedure(s). Explained knowledge of degree vs Diagnosis of 1% individual rarity of the condition.
    Jul 16, 2022
    Dr. Duh made it clear to me that he didn't have enough time to answer my questions. He said he had many other patients to see that day and that he was already going to run behind (even though I was the first patient of the day.) I am dealing with hyperparathyroidism which involves surgery to the throat. Surgeons who perform this operation do not all agree with the approach that should be used. It was very important to me to have confidence in my surgeon and his approach. Because Dr. Duh was rushed I was unable to gain confidence in him. I was disappointed.
    Jun 07, 2022
    Dr. Duh is an outstanding teacher of medical concepts required to understand my condition and treatment. He reduced anxiety I was experiencing about my condition. Thank you Dr. Duh.
    May 25, 2022
    The entire surgical team was very professional in every way and courteous and kind.
    Apr 06, 2022
    Dr Duh was very responsive to my questions and concerns. He thinks creatively and is always very clear in his answers. I appreciate his expertise and care very much.
    Apr 04, 2022
    I received exceptional care for a complicated situation
    Apr 02, 2022
    Good
    Mar 22, 2022
    Although this was my first appointment with Dr. Duh I felt he not just heard me he listened. A wonderful gift!
    Mar 12, 2022
    Dr Duh is the best!!
    Mar 07, 2022
    Dr. Duh was exceptional in the amount of time he gave to explanations and clearly answering my questions. I am extremely impressed not only with his medical expertise but also with his communications skills.
    Feb 19, 2022
    If there were an Excellent or Outstanding rating I would have given that. Dr. Duh was amazing. My husband joined me on the call and we both agreed that he was incredibly knowledgeable and extremely articulate. He had studied my records and was very familiar with the issues so that we could have an in-depth discussion including alternatives. At the end of our visit we felt very comfortable that we had been provided the best advice and care. We feel we can rely upon Dr. Duh's medical opinion and trust in his judgment as well as his surgical skill.
    Nov 07, 2021
    It was a post-surgery visit with Dr Duh. I would like to thank him for the work he is doing. He is a very knowledgeable experienced surgeon and caring person. I did a thorough search before I chose him and I never regrated about It.
    Nov 02, 2021
    Great discussion to make the right decisions for my health.
    Oct 23, 2021
    UCSF staff are awesome!The best. I appreciate them all. So kind and positive.
    Oct 21, 2021
    Dr Duh and the care team provided the best services that I've ever experienced anywhere!

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    Decorative Caduceus

    Near Infrared Autofluorescence (NIRAF) Detection for Identifying Parathyroid Glands During Para...

    Number of frozen sections (or PTH aspirate) sent for analysis during the Parathyroidectomy (PTx) procedure to confirm potential parathyroid tissue

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