Lyen C. Huang,
MD, MPH
Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin, Spanish
Dr. Lyen Huang, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah specializing in complex and minimally-invasive intestinal surgery. His clinical practice includes the treatment of cancers of the small bowel, colon and rectum; inflammatory bowel disease; diverticulitis; and other diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract.
Dr. Huang received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Stanford University and his Master of Public Health degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He completed his General Surgery residency at Stanford University followed by a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
His research focuses on improving the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across large health systems. He also works on eliminating socio-economic, racial, and rural, disparities in cancer outcomes.
Outside of work, he enjoys competing in triathlons, camping, traveling, and spending time with his wife and 3 daughters.
Clinical Locations
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Clinic 2E, GI/Liver801-587-5854
University Hospital
General Surgery, Clinic 5801-587-5854
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | General Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery |
Dr. Lyen Huang is a health services and clinical outcomes researcher. His research focuses on improving the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across large health systems. He also works on eliminating socio-economic, rural, and racial disparities in cancer outcomes.
Dr. Huang is a member of the University of Utah's Vice President's Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program (VPCAT) cohort for 2018-2020 as well as the Enhancing Development, Generating Excellence (EDGE) program in Molecular Medicine. He is an associate member of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences (CCPS) program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. He is also a participating investigator in the ColoCare Consortium and several clinical trials.
He has published peer-reviewed papers in journals such as Cancer, the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, the American Journal of Surgery, Medical Care and Review, and the British Medical Journal of Quality & Safety. He has also previously worked with surgeon-scientist-writer Atul Gawande at the Harvard School of Public Health to help implement the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in all 67 hospitals in the state of South Carolina.
Academic Locations
School of Medicine
801-581-7738
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | General Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery |
Education History
| Fellowship | Mayo Clinic Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellow |
| Chief Resident | Stanford University School of Medicine General Surgery Administrative Chief Resident |
| Residency | Stanford University School of Medicine General Surgery Resident |
| Research Fellow | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Implementation Science, Health Services Research Research Fellow |
| Research Fellow | Stanford University School of Medicine Health Disparities and Outcomes Research Fellow |
| Residency | Stanford University School of Medicine General Surgery Resident |
| Internship | Stanford University School of Medicine General Surgery Intern |
| Professional Medical | Stanford University School of Medicine Medicine M.D. |
| Graduate Training | University of Cape Town M.P.H. |
| Undergraduate | Stanford University Major: Symbolic Systems; Minor: Political Science B.S. |
Global Impact
Education History
| Graduate Training | University of Cape Town M.P.H. |