Holly M Yong

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Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery

School of Medicine
B.A., UC Berkeley, 2009, Molecular and Cell Biology
M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015
Email: hyong@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
3800 W Chapman Ave, Ste 6200
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Oncofertility in young breast cancer patients, health disparities, and innovative technology in breast surgery
Awards and Honors
1/2024 - Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Meeting
Commission on Cancer Award – 2nd place

1/2025 - Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Meeting
Commission on Cancer Award – 2nd place
Publications
Yuen S, Finney N, Sedighim S, Yong HM, Lin E, Smith BR, Lane K, Kansal K, Yamamoto M, Tran T. The Association of Trainee Operative Autonomy on Surgical Outcomes in Breast Surgery. Journal of Surgical Research 2025 Dec; 317:320-326. PMID: 41401674.
Yuen, S., McCool, K., Bharucha, M., Narloch, K., Zhu, J., Yong, H. Evaluating Trends in Fertility Counseling among Reproductive-Age Patients with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol (2025). PMID: 40707736.
Yuen, S., Zhu, J., Kansal, K., Lane, K., Lin, E., Yong, H. Disaggregation of Asian American Data Reveals Disparities in Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. American Surgeon (2025). PMID 40621747.
Yuen S, Tran T, Kansal K, Lane K, Lin E, Yong HM. Assessing Nodal Positivity in Men 70 Years of Age and Older with Clinically Node Negative Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer to Guide Axillary Intervention. American Surgeon (2026). PMID: 41505499.
Professional Societies
Society of Surgical Oncology
The American Society of Breast Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surge
Other Experience
Director of Breast Surgery and Hereditary Cancer Program
The Permanente Medical Group 2021—2023
Observership
Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea 2023
Observership
Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea 2025
Last updated
01/13/2026