Dr. Franz Yanagawa, MD
Surgeon
703 Main Street Paterson NJ, 07503About
Dr. Franz Yanagawa is a general surgeon practicing in Paterson, NJ. Dr. Yanagawa specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Yanagawa provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
University of Maryland At Baltimore / Professional Schools 2010
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Provider Details
Fellowships
- St. Luke’s Hospital Surgical Critical Care 2016
- Johns Hopkins Hospital acute care surgery 2017
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Get to know Trauma Surgeon Dr. Franz Yanagawa, who serves patients throughout the State of New Jersey.
A highly trained trauma surgeon, Dr. Yanagawa is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Health, working with patients at both St. Joseph’s University Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital in New Jersey.
Pertaining to his educational pursuits, he earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2010, before completing his residency in general surgery at the WellSpan York Hospital in 2015. He then went on to complete his fellowship in surgical critical care at St. Luke’s Hospital in 2016, followed by an additional fellowship in acute care surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2017.
Following his training, the doctor attained board certification in both general surgery and surgical critical care through the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The American Board of Surgery is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to provide board certification to individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery.
Trauma surgery is a surgical specialty that utilizes both operative and non-operative management to treat traumatic injuries, typically in an acute setting. Trauma surgeons generally complete residency training in general surgery and often fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical care. Also called critical care and acute care surgeons, trauma surgeons specialize in performing emergency surgeries on people who have had a critical injury or illness.
Speaking multiple languages, Dr. Yanagawa is fluent in English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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