Meet Dr. Yu

Sherman C. Yu, MD, FACS

Board-Certified Surgeon, American Board of Surgery

Dr. Sherman Yu graduated with High Honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Yu then received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he again graduated with honors. Dr. Yu then attended the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, where he completed his surgical training and became Chief Resident in Surgery. His interest in laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques began during this period. Dr. Yu was especially interested in the obesity surgery field; during his time as a resident physician he authored research articles and gave presentations at national conferences on the subject.

Dr. Yu returned to Houston to complete his year-long fellowship in minimally invasive and robotic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Because the University of Texas Health Science Center was the main tertiary care center in Houston, bariatric surgery was one of the main concentrations in his training. He continually researched the field of obesity surgery during this time. He also wrote and published numerous articles, submitting them to peer-reviewed journals, and continued to give presentations at meetings nationally and internationally. Until June of 2008, Dr. Yu stayed on as an Assistant Professor of Surgery after completing his fellowship at the request of the University of Texas Health Science Center Administration. After leaving his position as an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dr. Yu and Dr. Terry Scarborough joined forces and began to practice together as Texas Laparoscopic Consultants in the Texas Medical Center.