David Yoo, MD

  • Professor
  • Ophthalmology
  • Director of Oculoplastics Service
 

 

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Credentials

Undergraduate:

B.S. – Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Medical School:

M.D. – The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Internship:

Intern – McGaw Evanston Northwestern Healthcare: Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Residency:

Resident – Ophthalmology resident, McGaw Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Additional Training:

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI

Research Focus: Oculoplastics

Summary of Research Interests

The research that I participate is varied and includes research looking at outcomes of oculoplastic surgeries on the health of the eye as well as the cost effective of oculoplastic surgeries. Most of the research is geared towards oculoplastic surgeries in relationship to other fields within ophthalmology.

Publications

2017

  • Mullen MG, Somgyi M, Maxwell SP, Prabhu V, Yoo DK. Primary Orbital Chondromyxoid Fibroma: A Rare Case. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017 May/June; 33(3S): 114-116. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000857. PMID: 28099230.

2014

  • Saeed HN, Presta MV, Yoo D. Subperiosteal Haematoma after General Anesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2014 April; 112(4): 772-773. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeu084. PMID: 24645168.
  • Hayward DM, Yoo D, Lee JM, Wild E, Vandevender D, Prabhu VC. Myoepithelioma of the Orbital Apex and Middle Cranial Fossa: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Neuro-Ophthalmology. 2014 January; 38(1): 14-20. doi: 10.3109/01658107.2013.856030. PMCID: PMC5122934.

2011

  • Lin A, Patel N, Yoo D, DeMartelaere S, Bouchard C. “Management of Ocular Conditions in the Burn Unit: Thermal and Chemical Burns and Stevens-Johnson syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.” J Burn Care Res. 2011 Sep-Oct; 32(5):547-60. DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1978.01370180100019. PMID: 77662.