Faculty

Tonia M. Young-Fadok, M.D.

Location

Phoenix, Arizona Clinical Profile

SUMMARY

Tonia M. Young-Fadok, M.D., specializes in colorectal surgery. She is a leader in laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectal disease. Because of her prominence in the field, she has served in multiple national leadership positions. Dr. Young-Fadok focuses her efforts on enhanced recovery after surgery and is a leader in education and surgical intervention at Mayo Clinic and nationally.

Focus areas

  • Laparoscopic and open management of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, polyps and colorectal cancer.
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS).
  • Diseases of the colon and rectum, with specific reference to the application of laparoscopic techniques to improve people's outcomes.
  • Clinical trials in the field of colon and rectal surgery.

Significance to patient care

Dr. Young-Fadok has regularly brought original techniques to the field of colorectal surgery. She developed a new abdominal wall block that is supported by deceased donor studies. Dr. Young-Fadok innovates in the operating room and also improves people's postoperative outcomes.

Professional highlights

  • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons:
    • Chair, Opioid Task Force, 2018-present.
    • Treasurer, Education and Research Foundation, 2018-present.
    • Secretary, 2012-present.
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society USA:
    • Founding president, 2016-present.
    • Officer, Advisory Council, 2016-present.
    • Chair, Implementation Committee, 2016-present.
  • Committee member and member of the board of trustees, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2010-present.
  • American College of Surgeons:
    • Chair, Committee on Video-based Education, 2006-present.
    • Community editor, 2006-present.
  • Member, Education Committee, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, 2006-present.
  • Executive committee consultant, Clinical Congress, International Society for Digestive Surgery, 2006-present.
  • Member, Professional Outreach Committee and Self-Assessment Committee, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2005-present.
  • President and member of the board of directors, International Society of Digestive Surgeons, 2015-2017.

PROFESSIONAL DETAILS

Primary Appointment

  1. Consultant, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery

Academic Rank

  1. Professor of Surgery

EDUCATION

  1. MS - Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health
  2. Scholarship - Mayo Foundation Scholar: Program in Clinical Effectiveness Harvard School of Public Health
  3. Fellow - Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  4. Resident Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. Fellow - Colon and Rectal Surgery Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  6. Resident Colon and Rectal Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  7. Resident - General Surgery St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
  8. Resident - Anesthesia Beth Israel Hospital
  9. Research Fellowship - Harvard Surgical Research Fellow; Organ Transplantation New England Deaconess Hospital
  10. House Officer - General Surgery John Radcliffe Hospital
  11. House Officer - General Medicine Queen Alexandra Hospital
  12. BM BCh Oxford University Medical School
  13. (elective) Mission Hospital - Bamenda, Cameroon, West Africa
  14. BA - Physiological Sciences University College, Oxford University

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