Dr. Wankin J Yu MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
105 Erdman Way Leominster MA, 01453Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Wankin Yu is a gastroenterologist practicing in Leominster, MA. Dr. Yu specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Yu performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1983
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Systemic mononuclear inflammatory vasculopathy associated with Sjogren's syndrome
- A capsule review of recent studies on the application of mass spectrometry in the analysis of Chinese medicinal herbs.
- Centrifugal force model for pedestrian dynamics.
- An evaluation of localized debonding between fibre post and root canal wall by finite element simulation.
- Genotyping of human platelet antigen-15 by single closed-tube Tm-shift method.
- Heralded generation of multipartite entanglement for one photon by using a single two-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal.
- Compact engineering of path-entangled sources from a monolithic quadratic nonlinear photonic crystal.
- Regulatory role of calcium on histamine secretion.
- Novel association analysis between HLA-DQB1 polymorphisms and rectal cancer based on a cross-validation design.
- [Changes in populations of T lymphocytes in mice infected with Trichinella spiralis].
- Effects of hypoxia on the immunomodulatory properties of human gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
- Downregulation of PLK1 by RNAi attenuates the tumorigenicity of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells via promoting apoptosis and inhibiting angiogenesis.
- HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-DRB1 allele and haplotype frequencies of 14,529 Chinese Han bone marrow donors living in Dalian, China.
- The effect of blowing a whistle on the cross-sectional area of the internal jugular vein.
- [Application of diffusion-weighted intravoxel incoherent motion imaging in diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma subtypes].
Treatments
- Crohn's Disease
- Hepatitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Hepatitis C
- Pain
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