University of California San Francisco

Hueylan Chern - 144x
Hueylan
Chern
MD

Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director, Surgical Skills Center

Address

550 16th Street, #6410
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-885-3621

Biography

Hueylan Chern is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her M.D. from UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School and completed her general surgery training at Brown University. After her residency, she then finished a colorectal surgery fellowship at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, followed by additional oncology training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is interested in developing a curriuclum to teach laparoscopic surgery. She is also interested in assessment of technical skills in the operating room and transfer of skills from the lab to the operating room.

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2018
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey M.D. School of Medicine 2002

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery, 2007
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009

Clinical Expertise

Colitis
Colon Cancer
Constipation
Crohn's Disease
Diverticulitis
Fecal Incontinence
Hemorrhoids
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Presacral Tumors
Rectal Cancer
Ulcerative Colitis
Anal Cancer

Program Affiliations

  • UCSF Center for Pelvic Physiology

 

In the News

Dr. Hueylan Chern Inducted into The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Class of 2020
September, 17, 2020 | UCSF Department of Surgery

Research Pathways

Surgical Education

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 59
  1. Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills.
    Kim EK, Conroy PC, Johnson CL, Kelly Y, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Piper ML| | PubMed
  2. Assessment of Surgeon Performance of Advanced Open Surgical Skills Using a Microskills-Based Novel Curriculum.
    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| | PubMed
  3. Robotic repair of perineal hernias: a video vignette and review of the literature.
    Watanaskul S, Schwab ME, Colley A, Chern H, Varma MG, Hoffman WY, Sarin A| | PubMed
  4. Comparison of advanced techniques for local excision of rectal lesions: a case series.
    Schwab ME, Hernandez S, Watanaskul S, Chern H, Varma M, Sarin A| | PubMed
  5. Advanced Open Surgical Skill Simulation: Practice, Performance Benchmarking, and Perceptions.
    Riley Brian, Jon Freise, Saira Ahmed, Joseph Lin, Hueylan Chern, Shareef M. Syed| | UCSF Research Profile
  6. Transforming Surgical Education through a Resident Robotic Curriculum.
    Green CA, Chern H, Rogers SJ, Reilly LM, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  7. Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Before and After Treatment Initiation.
    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| | PubMed
  8. Teaching in the robotic environment: Use of alternative approaches to guide operative instruction.
    Green CA, Chu SN, Huang E, Chern H, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  9. A robotic teaching session: separating tool from technique to emphasize a cognitive focused teaching environment.
    Green CA, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H| | PubMed
  10. Is Robotic Surgery Highlighting Critical Gaps in Resident Training?
    Green CA, Abrahamson D, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 59
  1. Ambiguity in robotic surgical instruction: lessons from remote and in-person simulation.
    Brian R, Sterponi L, Murillo A, Oh D, Chern H, Silverman E, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  2. Initial Experience With Single-Port Robotic Right Colectomies: Results of an Investigator-Initiated Investigational Device Exemption Study Using a Novel Single-Port Robotic Platform.
    Sarin A, Barnes KE, Shui AM, Nakamura Y, Hoffman DB, Romero-Hernandez F, Chern H| | PubMed
  3. Consensus guidelines on the bedside assistant skills required in robotic surgery.
    Brian R, Murillo A, Gomes C, Chern H, Oh D, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  4. Comparing observed and preferred instruction in robotic surgery.
    Brian R, Murillo A, Oh DS, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  5. Comparing Peer and Faculty Feedback for Asynchronous Laparoscopic Skill Acquisition.
    Brian R, Cowan B, Knox JA, O'Sullivan PS, Bayne D, Ito T, Lager J, Chern H| | PubMed
  6. Vascular Anastomoses and Dissection: A Six-Part Simulation Curriculum for Surgical Residents.
    Brian R, Rodriguez N, Rapp J, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Gomez-Sanchez C| | PubMed
  7. An At-Home Laparoscopic Curriculum for Junior Residents in Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Urology.
    Brian R, Bayne D, Ito T, Lager J, Edwards A, Kumar S, Soriano I, O'Sullivan P, Varas J, Chern H| | PubMed
  8. Development of the Cognitive Load Inventory for Surgical Skills: preliminary validity evidence.
    Anya L. Edwards, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Joseph H. Rapp, Adnan Alseidi, Hueylan Chern, Justin L. Sewell, Christy Boscardin, Shareef M. Syed| | UCSF Research Profile
  9. Is participation enough? Impact of simulation curriculum structure on performance of basic surgical skills.
    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| | UCSF Research Profile
  10. Transanal excision of rectal lesions using the single port robotic platform: A video vignette.
    Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Nakamura Y, Chern H, Sarin A| | PubMed
  11. Confronting new challenges: Faculty perceptions of gaps in current laparoscopic curricula in a changing training landscape.
    Charondo LB, Brian R, Syed S, Chern H, Lager J, Alseidi A, O'Sullivan P, Bayne D| | PubMed
  12. Home practice for robotic surgery: a randomized controlled trial of a low-cost simulation model.
    Wile RK, Brian R, Rodriguez N, Chern H, Cruff J, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  13. Artificial intelligence based real-time video ergonomic assessment and training improves resident ergonomics.
    Hamilton BC, Dairywala MI, Highet A, Nguyen TC, O'Sullivan P, Chern H, Soriano IS| | PubMed
  14. Experience matters for robotic assistance: an analysis of case data.
    Brian R, Oh D, Ifuku KA, Sarin A, O'Sullivan P, Chern H| | PubMed
  15. Difficult or high risk? Objective task assessment vs. faculty perceptions of surgical skills.
    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| | UCSF Research Profile
  16. Faculty entrustment of residents in the operating room: the role for surgical simulation.
    Anya L. Greenberg, Katherine E. Barnes, Shareef M. Syed, Joseph H. Rapp, Adnan Alseidi, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Hueylan Chern| | UCSF Research Profile
  17. Beyond watching: Harnessing laparoscopy to increase medical students' engagement with robotic procedures.
    Barnes KE, Brian R, Greenberg AL, Watanaskul S, Kim EK, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H| | PubMed
  18. Robotic training for medical students: feasibility of a pilot simulation curriculum.
    Greenberg AL, Syed SM, Alseidi A, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H| | PubMed
  19. Communicating from a distance: medical student perspectives from a robotic bedside assist simulation.
    Anya L. Greenberg, Shareef M. Syed, Adnan A. Alseidi, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Hueylan Chern| | UCSF Research Profile
  20. Robotic transanal excision of rectal lesions: expert perspective and literature review.
    Watanaskul S, Schwab ME, Chern H, Varma M, Sarin A| | PubMed
  21. Surgical Skills Coaches: Preparing for a peer-assisted learning model to train medical students in surgical skills.
    Kim EK, Conroy PC, Johnson CL, Kelly Y, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Piper ML| | PubMed
  22. Assessment of Surgeon Performance of Advanced Open Surgical Skills Using a Microskills-Based Novel Curriculum.
    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| | PubMed
  23. Robotic repair of perineal hernias: a video vignette and review of the literature.
    Watanaskul S, Schwab ME, Colley A, Chern H, Varma MG, Hoffman WY, Sarin A| | PubMed
  24. Comparison of advanced techniques for local excision of rectal lesions: a case series.
    Schwab ME, Hernandez S, Watanaskul S, Chern H, Varma M, Sarin A| | PubMed
  25. Advanced Open Surgical Skill Simulation: Practice, Performance Benchmarking, and Perceptions.
    Riley Brian, Jon Freise, Saira Ahmed, Joseph Lin, Hueylan Chern, Shareef M. Syed| | UCSF Research Profile
  26. Transforming Surgical Education through a Resident Robotic Curriculum.
    Green CA, Chern H, Rogers SJ, Reilly LM, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  27. Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Before and After Treatment Initiation.
    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| | PubMed
  28. Teaching in the robotic environment: Use of alternative approaches to guide operative instruction.
    Green CA, Chu SN, Huang E, Chern H, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  29. A robotic teaching session: separating tool from technique to emphasize a cognitive focused teaching environment.
    Green CA, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H| | PubMed
  30. Is Robotic Surgery Highlighting Critical Gaps in Resident Training?
    Green CA, Abrahamson D, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  31. Microanalysis of video from a robotic surgical procedure: implications for observational learning in the robotic environment.
    Green CA, O'Sullivan PS, Sarin A, Chern H| | PubMed
  32. Using Technological Advances to Improve Surgery Curriculum: Experience With a Mobile Application.
    Green CA, Kim EH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H| | PubMed
  33. Current robotic curricula for surgery residents: A need for additional cognitive and psychomotor focus.
    Green CA, Chern H, O'Sullivan PS| | PubMed
  34. Technical skill improvement with surgical preparatory courses: What advantages are reflected in residency?
    Green CA, Huang E, Zhao NW, O'Sullivan PS, Kim E, Chern H| | PubMed
  35. A Microanalysis of Intracorporeal Video from a Robotic Surgery: Investigation into a Surgeon's Professional Vision.
    Courtney A. Green, Hueylan Chern, Ankit Sarin, Patricia O'Sullivan| | UCSF Research Profile
  36. Evidence Supporting Use of a Novel Descriptive Tool for Intraoperative Feedback.
    Emily S. Huang, Hueylan Chern, Patricia O'Sullivan| | UCSF Research Profile
  37. Role of Video Documentation and Video Portfolios for Surgical Trainees.
    Courtney A. Green, Patricia O’Sullivan, Edward Kim, Hueylan Chern| | UCSF Research Profile
  38. Vitamin D levels among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) from the San Francisco Bay area.
    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| | UCSF Research Profile
  39. Evaluation of a Surgery-Based Adjunct Course for Senior Medical Students Entering Surgical Residencies.
    Green CA, Vaughn CJ, Wyles SM, O'Sullivan PS, Kim EH, Chern H| | PubMed
  40. Peer video review and feedback improve performance in basic surgical skills.
    Vaughn CJ, Kim E, O'Sullivan P, Huang E, Lin MY, Wyles S, Palmer BJ, Pierce JL, Chern H| | PubMed
  41. From novice to master surgeon: improving feedback with a descriptive approach to intraoperative assessment.
    Huang E, Wyles SM, Chern H, Kim E, O'Sullivan P| | PubMed
  42. Outcomes Analysis of Biologic Mesh Use for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Clean-Contaminated and Contaminated Ventral Hernia Repair.
    Sbitany H, Kwon E, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL| | PubMed
  43. Martius flap.
    Hueylan Chern, Madhulika Varma| | UCSF Research Profile
  44. Martius flap.
    P O'Connell, Robert Madoff, Michael Solomon, Hueylan Chern, Madhulika Varma| | UCSF Research Profile
  45. An objective assessment tool for basic surgical knot-tying skills.
    Huang E, Vaughn CJ, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Kim E| | PubMed
  46. Perineal flap reconstruction following oncologic anorectal extirpation: an outcomes assessment.
    Wang ED, Conkling N, Xu X, Chern H, Finlayson E, Varma MG, Hansen SL, Foster RD, Hoffman WY, Sbitany H| | PubMed
  47. Perineal Reconstruction Following Anorectal Tumor Resection.
    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| | UCSF Research Profile
  48. A better way to teach knot tying: a randomized controlled trial comparing the kinesthetic and traditional methods.
    Huang E, Chern H, O'Sullivan P, Cook B, McDonald E, Palmer B, Liu T, Kim E| | PubMed
  49. Home Video Curriculum for Basic Surgical Skills.
    Hueylan Chern, Leslie Sheu, Patricia O'Sullivan, Edward Kim| | UCSF Research Profile
  50. PIGS (Porcine Integrated General Surgery Simulation) Curriculum.
    Hueylan Chern, Edward Kim, Patricia O'Sullivan| | UCSF Research Profile
  51. How To Teach Knot Tying: A Kinesthetic Approach.
    Edward Kim, Hueylan Chern, Emily Huang, Barnard Palmer| | UCSF Research Profile
  52. Leukocyte-depleted blood transfusion is associated with decreased survival in resected early-stage lung cancer.
    Ng T, Ryder BA, Chern H, Sellke FW, Machan JT, Harrington DT, Cioffi WG| | PubMed
  53. Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistulas.
    Hueylan Chern, Madhulika G. Varma| | UCSF Research Profile
  54. Reply.
    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| | UCSF Research Profile
  55. Clinical Staging: Endoscopic Techniques.
    Hueylan Chern, W. Douglas Wong| | UCSF Research Profile
  56. Cost-effectiveness of postremission intensive therapy in patients with acute leukemia.
    Yu YB, Gau JP, You JY, Chern HH, Chau WK, Tzeng CH, Ho CH, Hsu HC| | PubMed
  57. Genetic polymorphisms of N-acetyltransferase 1 and 2 and risk of cigarette smoking-related bladder cancer.
    Hsieh FI, Pu YS, Chern HD, Hsu LI, Chiou HY, Chen CJ| | PubMed
  58. Plasma carotenoids, glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 genetic polymorphisms, and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: independent and interactive effects.
    Yu MW, Chiu YH, Chiang YC, Chen CH, Lee TH, Santella RM, Chern HD, Liaw YF, Chen CJ| | PubMed
  59. Microencapsulated pancreatic islets: a pathologic study.
    Leu FJ, Chen CF, Chiang WE, Chern HT, Shian LR, Chung TM, Wang J, Sun AM| | PubMed