Faculty and Staff
Yuliya Yurko
| Title: | Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Surgery | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | yuliya.yurko@prismahealth.org |
| Phone: | 864-522-8100 |
| Office: | 48 Centennial Way Greenville SC 29605 |
Bio
| Background: | 1. Graduated form Chita State Medical Academy in Russia in 1996 2. Completed General Surgery Residency in 1998 3. Worked as a general surgeon between 1998-2003 in Moscow Russia 4. Moved to USA in 2003 5. Non-matriculated graduate student, Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University 2005-2008 6. Research fellow at Department of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center 2008-2009 7. General surgery residency Maine medical center 2009-2011 8. General surgery residency Greenville Health System 2011-2014 9. Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal fellowship Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ 2014-2015 10. Colon abd Rectal Fellowship St. Marks Hospital Salt Lake City, UT 2015-2016 11. On Staff at Greenville Health System/Prisma Health Division if Colon and Rectal Surgery from 9/2016 - present 12. Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, USC School of Medicine Greenville, SC from 2018- present |
| Teaching Interest(s): | 1. Medical students M1- anatomy class lab 2. Medical students M3-4 colorectal rotation 3. General surgery Residents PGY3 and PGY 5 level are rotating through CRS. Teaching technical skills in the operating room including open, laparoscopic and robotic techniques. Minor procedures of anorectal region, placement of sacral nerve stimulator, colonoscopies 4. Colon and Rectal fellow. Patients' management in ambulatory and hospital setting. Advanced laparoscopic and robotic techniques |
| Research Interest(s): | Research Interests 1. Clinical outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2. Biomedical engineering in collaboration with Clemson University, Dept of Research Accomplishments 1. Development of a new type of Central Venous Catheters with tPA coating for prevention of thrombosis and biofilm formation 2. Development of novel antibacterial peptide coating of hernia repair implants. Antibacterial activity of Lysostaphin coated synthetic and biologic meshes, in vitro-and in-vivo studies. 3. Development of novel biomedical nanodevices for dissolution of blood clots, based on simultaneous attachment of tissue plasminogen activator and anti-fibrin antibody to polymeric nanoparticles 4. Development of a new type of biologically active hydrogel bandage based on polyacrylamide – Acrylic acid copolymer containing Iodovidon or Myramistin and a local anesthetic. |
| Honors & Awards: | Honorary Appointment |
| Professional Affiliations: | The Piedmont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Member American Society of Colorectal Surgeons Member |