GeorgeHYooMD

Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

Chief Medical Officer, Karmanos Cancer Institute and Professor of Otolaryngology and Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

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Karmanos Cancer Institute
4100 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone+1 800-527-6266

Fax+1 313-576-8381

I am a head and neck surgical oncologist and the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Clinical Affairs at KCI and serve as the Chief, University Cancer Specialists (UCS) - Wayne State University Physician Group at Wayne State University. I have expertise in the surgical management of head and neck (mouth and throat) cancers along with melanoma, thyroid, parotid and sinus tumors. I also have been selected as “The Best Doctors in America”, “HOUR Detroit Magazine – Top Doctors” and listed in “Who’s Who in America”, and I have published over 80 articles and 6 chapters on head and neck cancer. My current research interests include gene therapy and surgical adjuvant therapy for head and neck cancer.

Meet Dr. George H. Yoo - Head & Neck Oncology | Karmanos Cancer Institute

George Yoo, M.D., FACS, Chief Medical Officer and Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Oncology at Karmanos

Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 1995 - 1996
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1991 - 1995
Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1990 - 1991
University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1990

PubMed

Long term trends at a comprehensive cancer center during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emily C Chow, Nicholas D Sandercott, Olivia E Yoo, Carolyn Coyle, Jared Johnson
Cancer Reports. 2023-09-01
3 citations
African American race as a risk factor associated with a second primary lung cancer after initial primary head and neck cancer.
Yusra F Shao, Seongho Kim, John D Cramer, Dina Farhat, Jeffrey Hotaling
Head & Neck. 2022-10-01
5 citations
Telemedicine trends at a comprehensive cancer center during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Michael R Moentmann, Jared Johnson, Michael T Chung, Olivia E Yoo, Ho-Sheng Lin
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021-09-25

Stem Cell Transplant Hematologist Joins Karmanos Cancer Institute's BMT and Hematology Multidisciplinary TeamsJanuary 7th, 2025
Fellowship-Trained Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgeon Joins Karmanos in Detroit and FlintSeptember 23rd, 2024
Surgical Oncologist Joins the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren FlintJanuary 13th, 2024
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