Hueylan Chern, MD

Professor of Clinical Surgery
Surgery
[email protected]
+1 415 885-3621

Dr. Chern is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at UCSF.  She is a colorectal surgeon with clinical expertise in management of malignant colorectal conditions.  She has expertise in endorectal ultrasound, transanal endocscopic microsurgery and sphincter preserving operations. Her research interests include endorectal ultrasound, colorectal cancer, and surgical education.  She is a member of the Association for Surgical Education Global Surgery Task Force and has specific interests in using innovative technology and curriculum for technical skill acquisition in low-resource settings.

Publications: 

Ambiguity in robotic surgical instruction: lessons from remote and in-person simulation.

Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice

Brian R, Sterponi L, Murillo A, Oh D, Chern H, Silverman E, O'Sullivan P

Consensus guidelines on the bedside assistant skills required in robotic surgery.

Surgical endoscopy

Brian R, Murillo A, Gomes C, Chern H, Oh D, O'Sullivan PS

Comparing observed and preferred instruction in robotic surgery.

Surgery

Brian R, Murillo A, Oh DS, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS

Comparing Peer and Faculty Feedback for Asynchronous Laparoscopic Skill Acquisition.

Journal of surgical education

Brian R, Cowan B, Knox JA, O'Sullivan PS, Bayne D, Ito T, Lager J, Chern H

Vascular Anastomoses and Dissection: A Six-Part Simulation Curriculum for Surgical Residents.

MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources

Brian R, Rodriguez N, Rapp J, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Gomez-Sanchez C

An At-Home Laparoscopic Curriculum for Junior Residents in Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Urology.

MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources

Brian R, Bayne D, Ito T, Lager J, Edwards A, Kumar S, Soriano I, O'Sullivan P, Varas J, Chern H

Development of the Cognitive Load Inventory for Surgical Skills: preliminary validity evidence.

Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education

Anya L. Edwards, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Joseph H. Rapp, Adnan Alseidi, Hueylan Chern, Justin L. Sewell, Christy Boscardin, Shareef M. Syed

Is participation enough? Impact of simulation curriculum structure on performance of basic surgical skills.

Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education

Connie J. Zhou, Anya L. Edwards, Riley Brian, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Amy M. Shui, Aly Cortella, Adnan Alseidi, Joseph H. Rapp, Hueylan Chern, Shareef M. Syed

Transanal excision of rectal lesions using the single port robotic platform: A video vignette.

Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Nakamura Y, Chern H, Sarin A

Confronting new challenges: Faculty perceptions of gaps in current laparoscopic curricula in a changing training landscape.

Surgery open science

Charondo LB, Brian R, Syed S, Chern H, Lager J, Alseidi A, O'Sullivan P, Bayne D

Home practice for robotic surgery: a randomized controlled trial of a low-cost simulation model.

Journal of robotic surgery

Wile RK, Brian R, Rodriguez N, Chern H, Cruff J, O'Sullivan PS

Artificial intelligence based real-time video ergonomic assessment and training improves resident ergonomics.

American journal of surgery

Hamilton BC, Dairywala MI, Highet A, Nguyen TC, O'Sullivan P, Chern H, Soriano IS

Experience matters for robotic assistance: an analysis of case data.

Journal of robotic surgery

Brian R, Oh D, Ifuku KA, Sarin A, O'Sullivan P, Chern H

Difficult or high risk? Objective task assessment vs. faculty perceptions of surgical skills.

Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education

Anya L. Greenberg, Katherine E. Barnes, Mohammad M. Karimzada, Chiung-Yu Huang, Adnan Alseidi, Joseph H. Rapp, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Hueylan Chern, Shareef M. Syed

Faculty entrustment of residents in the operating room: the role for surgical simulation.

Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education

Anya L. Greenberg, Katherine E. Barnes, Shareef M. Syed, Joseph H. Rapp, Adnan Alseidi, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Hueylan Chern

Beyond watching: Harnessing laparoscopy to increase medical students' engagement with robotic procedures.

American journal of surgery

Barnes KE, Brian R, Greenberg AL, Watanaskul S, Kim EK, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H

Robotic training for medical students: feasibility of a pilot simulation curriculum.

Journal of robotic surgery

Greenberg AL, Syed SM, Alseidi A, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H

Communicating from a distance: medical student perspectives from a robotic bedside assist simulation.

Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education

Anya L. Greenberg, Shareef M. Syed, Adnan A. Alseidi, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Hueylan Chern

Robotic transanal excision of rectal lesions: expert perspective and literature review.

Journal of robotic surgery

Watanaskul S, Schwab ME, Chern H, Varma M, Sarin A

Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills.

American journal of surgery

Kim EK, Conroy PC, Johnson CL, Kelly Y, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Piper ML

Assessment of Surgeon Performance of Advanced Open Surgical Skills Using a Microskills-Based Novel Curriculum.

JAMA network open

Greenberg AL, Karimzada MM, Brian R, Yap A, Luu HY, Ahmed S, Huang CY, Waits SA, Hirose R, Alseidi A, Rapp JH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Syed SM

Robotic repair of perineal hernias: a video vignette and review of the literature.

Surgical endoscopy

Watanaskul S, Schwab ME, Colley A, Chern H, Varma MG, Hoffman WY, Sarin A

Comparison of advanced techniques for local excision of rectal lesions: a case series.

BMC surgery

Schwab ME, Hernandez S, Watanaskul S, Chern H, Varma M, Sarin A

Advanced Open Surgical Skill Simulation: Practice, Performance Benchmarking, and Perceptions.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Riley Brian, Jon Freise, Saira Ahmed, Joseph Lin, Hueylan Chern, Shareef M. Syed

Transforming Surgical Education through a Resident Robotic Curriculum.

Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches

Green CA, Chern H, Rogers SJ, Reilly LM, O'Sullivan P

Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Before and After Treatment Initiation.

Journal of gastrointestinal cancer

Savoie MB, Paciorek A, Zhang L, Van Blarigan EL, Sommovilla N, Abrams D, Atreya CE, Bergsland EK, Chern H, Kelley RK, Ko A, Laffan A, Sarin A, Varma MG, Venook AP, Van Loon K

Teaching in the robotic environment: Use of alternative approaches to guide operative instruction.

American journal of surgery

Green CA, Chu SN, Huang E, Chern H, O'Sullivan P

Is Robotic Surgery Highlighting Critical Gaps in Resident Training?

Journal of graduate medical education

Green CA, Abrahamson D, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS

Using Technological Advances to Improve Surgery Curriculum: Experience With a Mobile Application.

Journal of surgical education

Green CA, Kim EH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H

Technical skill improvement with surgical preparatory courses: What advantages are reflected in residency?

American journal of surgery

Green CA, Huang E, Zhao NW, O'Sullivan PS, Kim E, Chern H

A Microanalysis of Intracorporeal Video from a Robotic Surgery: Investigation into a Surgeon's Professional Vision.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Courtney A. Green, Hueylan Chern, Ankit Sarin, Patricia O'Sullivan

Evidence Supporting Use of a Novel Descriptive Tool for Intraoperative Feedback.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Emily S. Huang, Hueylan Chern, Patricia O'Sullivan

Role of Video Documentation and Video Portfolios for Surgical Trainees.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Courtney A. Green, Patricia O’Sullivan, Edward Kim, Hueylan Chern

Vitamin D levels among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) from the San Francisco Bay area.

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Marissa Barbara Savoie, Alan T Paciorek, Li Zhang, Nili Sommovilla, Chloe Evelyn Atreya, Hueylan Chern, Robin Kate Kelley, Andrew H. Ko, Ankit Sarin, Madhulika G. Varma, Donald I. Abrams, Alan P. Venook, Katherine Van Loon

Evaluation of a Surgery-Based Adjunct Course for Senior Medical Students Entering Surgical Residencies.

Journal of surgical education

Green CA, Vaughn CJ, Wyles SM, O'Sullivan PS, Kim EH, Chern H

Peer video review and feedback improve performance in basic surgical skills.

American journal of surgery

Vaughn CJ, Kim E, O'Sullivan P, Huang E, Lin MY, Wyles S, Palmer BJ, Pierce JL, Chern H

From novice to master surgeon: improving feedback with a descriptive approach to intraoperative assessment.

American journal of surgery

Huang E, Wyles SM, Chern H, Kim E, O'Sullivan P

Martius flap.

Operative Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus, Sixth Edition

Hueylan Chern, Madhulika Varma

Martius flap.

Operative Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus, Sixth Edition

P O'Connell, Robert Madoff, Michael Solomon, Hueylan Chern, Madhulika Varma

An objective assessment tool for basic surgical knot-tying skills.

Journal of surgical education

Huang E, Vaughn CJ, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Kim E

Perineal flap reconstruction following oncologic anorectal extirpation: an outcomes assessment.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery

Wang ED, Conkling N, Xu X, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL, Foster RD, Hoffman WY, Sbitany H

Perineal Reconstruction Following Anorectal Tumor Resection.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Eric D. Wang, Nicole Conkling, Xiaoti Xu, Hueylan Chern, Emily Finlayson, Madhulika G. Varma, Scott L. Hansen, Robert D. Foster, William Y. Hoffman, Hani Sbitany

A better way to teach knot tying: a randomized controlled trial comparing the kinesthetic and traditional methods.

American journal of surgery

Huang E, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Cook B, McDonald E, Palmer B, Liu T, Kim E

Home Video Curriculum for Basic Surgical Skills.

MedEdPORTAL

Hueylan Chern, Leslie Sheu, Patricia O'Sullivan, Edward Kim

PIGS (Porcine Integrated General Surgery Simulation) Curriculum.

MedEdPORTAL

Hueylan Chern, Edward Kim, Patricia O'Sullivan

How To Teach Knot Tying: A Kinesthetic Approach.

MedEdPORTAL

Edward Kim, Hueylan Chern, Emily Huang, Barnard Palmer

Leukocyte-depleted blood transfusion is associated with decreased survival in resected early-stage lung cancer.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Ng T, Ryder BA, Chern H, Sellke FW, Machan JT, Harrington DT, Cioffi WG

Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistulas.

Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Hueylan Chern, Madhulika G. Varma

Reply.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Hueylan Chern, Joanne Chou, C. Donkor, Jinru Shia, José G. Guillem, Garrett M. Nash, Philip B. Paty, Larissa K. Temple, W. Douglas Wong, Martin R. Weiser

Clinical Staging: Endoscopic Techniques.

Rectal Cancer

Hueylan Chern, W. Douglas Wong

Cost-effectiveness of postremission intensive therapy in patients with acute leukemia.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology

Yu YB, Gau JP, You JY, Chern HH, Chau WK, Tzeng CH, Ho CH, Hsu HC

Genetic polymorphisms of N-acetyltransferase 1 and 2 and risk of cigarette smoking-related bladder cancer.

British journal of cancer

Hsieh FI, Pu YS, Chern HD, Hsu LI, Chiou HY, Chen CJ

Plasma carotenoids, glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 genetic polymorphisms, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: independent and interactive effects.

American journal of epidemiology

Yu MW, Chiu YH, Chiang YC, Chen CH, Lee TH, Santella RM, Chern HD, Liaw YF, Chen CJ

Microencapsulated pancreatic islets: a pathologic study.

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi

Leu FJ, Chen CF, Chiang WE, Chern HT, Shian LR, Chung TM, Wang J, Sun AM