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Christopher Yopp, MD

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Christopher Yopp, MD

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Christopher A. Yopp, MD, MPH is an assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at UT Health San Antonio.

He received his medical doctorate from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, IA. He completed a master’s degree in Public Health- Infectious Diseases at University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. His internship and residency were completed at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as was his fellowship in Pain Medicine.

Dr Yopp is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He has been involved with the development of a comprehensive pain service as the Medical College of Wisconsin and was the Director of Pain Simulation as well. He is interested in comprehensive approaches to both chronic and acute pain, team based simulation education, and state of the art approaches to pain therapy.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2009 - MD - Medicine - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
    • 2006 - MPH - Infectious Disease - University of California, Berkeley, CA
    • 1997 - BA - History - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

    Highlights

    2019                  Top Patient Experience- Award given to Physicians ranked in Top 10% of Providers Nation-wide for patient experience. Based off nation-wide Press Ganey Scores

    2017                   Outstanding Resident Instructor- Award given to Residents selected by Medical Students.

    Appointments

    • 08/2018 - 09/2021 - Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Service

    Department

    08/2018-09/2021    QI Committee- Pain/Anesthesia                          Member

    08/2018-06/2020    Pain Committee- Hospital System                      Member

    08/2018-09/2021    Simulation Lab- Pain/Anesthesia                        Design Lead, Director

    08/2018-09/2021    Epic EMR Pain Clinic Co-ordination                   Lead

    08/2018-09/2021    Pain Template Developer                                   Lead

  • Publications

      Nicholas K. Donohue, M.D., Sergey S. Tarima, Ph.D., Matthew J. Durand, Ph.D, Luisa A. Burgos, B.S., Austin Greenwood, B.S., Keith E. Baynes, M.D., Christopher A. Yopp, MD., MPH., Pain Relief Following Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation- Does Knee Compartment Matter?, The Clinical Journal of Pain, Submitted 02/23/2021

      Christopher Yopp MPH., Jo Benda MD., Colleen Stockdale MD., Jami Shepard MD., Long-term Outcomes Among Women With Cervical Cancer Treated from 1960-1987, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Proc Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jul 28;2(1)

       

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • 2019 - American Board of Anesthesia - Pain Medicine
    • 2018 - American Board of Anesthesia - Anesthesia
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