Dr. Donald B. Yoo
Dr. Donald B. Yoo grew up in Dallas, Texas. He graduated magna cum laude from Duke University before beginning his medical education at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Yoo completed his internship and residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Dr. Yoo was then selected for a prestigious fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery under the tutelage of Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, Dr. Paul Nassif, and Dr. Guy Massry in Beverly Hills.
Throughout his career, Dr. Yoo has presented nationally and published numerous articles on surgery of the face, head and neck. Dr. Yoo limits his practice to plastic surgery of the face, and has a special interest in functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty, facial rejuvenation, and Asian cosmetic surgery.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
| 2011-2012 |
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American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Dr. Paul Nassif & Dr. Babak Azizzadeh
Beverly Hills, CA |
| 2006-2011 |
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Residency
New York, NY |
| 2002-2006 |
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
M.D., May 2006 |
| 1998-2002 |
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
B.S. in Biology, magna cum laude, May 2002 |
HONORS & AWARDS
| 1997 |
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Rensselaer Medal – highest achievement in mathematics and science |
| 1899-2002 |
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Duke University Dean’s List with Distinction |
| 2000 |
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship |
| 2001-2002 |
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Golden Key National Honor Society |
| 2004 |
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Laparoscopic Skills Champion - Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2010 |
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Resident Research Award – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery |
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
| 2011 |
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Sato M, Yoo DB, Schwarcz R. Concomitant use of facial fillers during rhytidectomy for global facial rejuvenation. Submitted.. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB, Schiff BA, Martz S, Fraioli RE, Smith RV, Kvetan V, Fried MP., Open bedside tracheotomy: impact on patient care and patient safety. Laryngoscope. 2011 Mar;121(3):515-20. |
| 2011 |
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Li SF, Hidalgo I, Weinman D, Siegel B, Yoo DB, Gitler D. Laryngopyocele: an unusual cause of sore throat. Submitted. |
| 2007 |
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Sturm AK, Rajagopalan L, Yoo D, Brownell WE, Pereira FA., Functional expression and microdomain localization of prestin in cultured cells. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Mar;136(3):434-9. |
| 2006 |
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Ho T, Vrabec JT, Yoo D, Coker NJ., Otomycosis: clinical features and treatment implications. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Nov;135(5):787-91. |
| 2004-2005 |
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Research fellow under Fred A. Pereira, Ph. D., Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| 2002 |
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Research fellow under Rose-Mary Boustany, M.D., Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| 2000-2001 |
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Undergraduate research fellow under Philip Perlman, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
PRESENTATIONS
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB, Siegel B, Stupak H. The septal-domal ligament (SDL): a newly identified source of nasal valve collapse. American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fall Meeting. September 2011. San Francisco, CA. Poster Presentation. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB, Undavia S. Garfein E. Pediatric Reconstruction Following Resection of Head & Neck Malignancy. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgery Fall Meeting. September 2011. San Francisco, CA. Poster Presentation. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB, Jen A. Endonasal Placement of Spreader Grafts. Triologic Resident Research Symposium. June 2011. New York, NY. Poster Presentation. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB. Head & Neck Malignancies. Mercy College School of Health & Natural Sciences. Physician Assistant Studies Master’s Degree Program. Guest lecturer. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB. Rhinology and Laryngology. Mercy College School of Health & Natural Sciences. Physician Assistant Studies Master’s Degree Program. Guest lecturer. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB. Pediatric Otolaryngology. Mercy College School of Health & Natural Sciences. Physician Assistant Studies Master’s Degree Program. Guest lecturer. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB. Otolaryngology for the Primary Care Practioner. Mercy College School of Health & Natural Sciences. Physician Assistant Studies Master’s Degree Program. Guest lecturer. |
| 2011 |
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Yoo DB, Schiff BA, Martz S, Fraioli RE, Smith RV, Kvetan V, Fried MP. Open bedside tracheotomy: impact on patient care and patient safety. Albert Einstein College of Medicine Young Researcher’s Symposium. January 2011. Bronx, NY. Podium presentation. |
| 2010 |
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Yoo DB. The nasal valve in rhinoplasty. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. June 2010. New Hyde Park, NY. Grand Rounds presentation. |
| 2010 |
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Yoo DB, Schiff BA, Martz S, Fraioli RE, Smith RV, Kvetan V, Fried MP. Experience with open bedside tracheotomy in the intensive care unit. New York City Resident Research Symposium. June 2010. New York, NY. Podium presentation. |
| 2010 |
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Yoo DB, Jen A. Endonasal placement of spreader grafts: experience in 41 consecutive patients. American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Spring Meeting. April 2010. Hollywood, Fl. Poster Presentation |
| 2010 |
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Yoo DB, Zimbler MS. Topical anesthesia for staged dermabrasion: aesthetic refinements in Mohs reconstructive surgery. American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Spring Meeting. April 2010. Hollywood, Fl. Poster Presentation |
| 2009 |
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Yoo DB, Lenart C, Schiff BA, Gordon DS, Goodrich JT., Endoscopic transsphenoidal transclival approach to cholesterol granuloma of the petrous apex. North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. 2009 Oct 16-18. New Orleans, LA. Poster Presentation. |
| 2009 |
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Yoo DB. Sublingual Immunotherapy. Montefiore Medical Center, department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. Grand Rounds presentation. August 2009. |
| 2008 |
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Yoo DB. Invasive Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Grand Rounds presentation. September 2008. |
| 2007 |
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Yoo DB. Angioedema. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Grand Rounds presentation. July 2007. |
| 2005 |
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Yoo D, Brownell WE, Pereira FA. Prestin Transport: Temporal and Spatial Co-Localization with Intracellular Markers. Twenty-Eighth Annual Midwinter Research Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, New Orleans, LA, February 2005. Poster Presentation. |
| 2005 |
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Yoo D, Brownell WE, Pereira FA. Intracellular Trafficking of Prestin. 6th Annual James K. Alexander Research Symposium, Houston, TX, January 2005. Poster Presentation. |
EMPLOYMENT
| 2011 |
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Guest lecturer, Mercy College School of Health & Natural Sciences, New York, NY |
| 2006-present |
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Resident, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery |
| 2002 |
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Private tutor for Biology, SAT math/verbal |
| 2001-2002 |
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Duke University peer tutor in Physics |
| 1999-2000 |
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Versity.com notetaker for organic chemistry |
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
| American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery |
| American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
PERSONAL
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