Khung Keong Yeo, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Yeo is board certified in internal medicine, general cardiology, interventional cardiology, and vascular medicine. Both a dedicated clinician and prolific researcher, Dr. Yeo has published a number of articles on a range of subjects pertaining to cardiovascular medicine, including responsiveness to anti-platelet agents, structural heart disease, peripheral arterial diseases and percutaneous coronary interventions, and outcomes research in cardiac procedures.

Title:

Staff Physician

Specialty:

Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Center/Program Affiliation:

Cardiovascular Services

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

916-734-3761

Other Languages:

Mandarin

Education:

National University of Singapore
,
M.D. 1997

Residency:

University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
2005
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2010
Peripheral Interventions

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2009
Interventional Cardiology

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
2008
Cardiovascular Medicine

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2005

Honors and Awards:

Cardiovascular Research Award winner, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, 2008
Best Internal Medicine Resident, Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005
Best resident, Cardiology, Internal Medicine Residency Program University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005
Best resident, Nephrology, Internal Medicine Residency Program University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005

Select Recent Publications:

Kwa AT, Yeo KK, Laird JR. The role of stent-grafts for prevention and treatment of restenosis. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). Aug 2010;51(4):579-589.

Li Z, Denton T, Yeo KK, et al. Off-pump bypass surgery and postoperative stroke: California coronary bypass outcomes reporting program. Ann Thorac Surg. Sep 2010;90(3):753-759.

Yeo KK, Davenport J, Raff G, Laird JR. Life-threatening coronary sinus thrombosis following catheter ablation: case report and review of literature. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. Oct-Dec 2010;11(4):262 e261-265.

Rogers JH, Yeo KK, Carroll JD, et al. Late surgical mitral valve repair after percutaneous repair with the MitraClip system. J Card Surg. Nov-Dec 2009;24(6):677-681.

Soll BA, Yeo KK, Davis JW, Seto TB, Schatz IJ, Shen EN. The effect of posture on Cheyne-Stokes respirations and hemodynamics in patients with heart failure. Sleep. Nov 1 2009;32(11):1499-1506.

Yeo KK, Dawson DL, Brooks JL, Laird JR. Percutaneous treatment of a large superior mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula: a case report. J Vasc Surg. Sep 2008;48(3):730-734.

Yeo KK, Li Z, Yeun JY, Amsterdam E. Severity of chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for operative mortality in nonemergent patients in the California coronary artery bypass graft surgery outcomes reporting program. Am J Cardiol. May 1 2008;101(9):1269-1274.

Yeo KK, Rogers JH, Laird JR. Use of stent grafts and coils in vessel rupture and perforation. J Interv Cardiol. Feb 2008;21(1):86-99.