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Peirong Yu, M.D., FACS

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Unit Number: 443
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FC8.2038
Phone: 713-794-1247
Fax: 713-794-5492

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1987 Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, China, MS, Surgical Research
1984 Suzhou Medical College, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, MD, Medicine

Postgraduate Training

7/1999-6/2001 Residency, Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Chairman: David L. Larson, MD
7/1995-6/1998 Residency, General Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI, Chairman: Kirby I. Bland, MD
10/1989-5/1991 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Surgical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Chairman: John F. Burke, MD
9/1984-9/1989 Residency, General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, China, Chairman: Yu Zhu, MD

Board Certifications

9/2002 American Board of Plastic Surgery

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 8/2001-8/2005
Research Scientist, Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 7/1998-6/1999
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, 7/1994-6/1995
Research Associate, GI Division, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, 6/1991-6/1995

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Director of Department Study Groups, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2/2009-present
Head and Neck Study Group Leader, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 7/2007-4/2009
Director of Clinical Research Conferences, Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1/2005-present

Other Appointments/Responsibilities

Honorary Professor, Fudan University Cancer Hospital, Shanghai, China, 2009-present
Honorary Professor, China Medical University, Shenyang, China, 2009-present
Honorary Professor, Nanjing Drumtower Hospital, Nanjing, China, 2008-present
Guest Professor, Beijing Thoracic Surgery Hospital, Beijing, China, 2005-present

Honors and Awards

2007-2008 Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc.
2007 Godina Traveling Fellow Award, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
2005-present America's Top Surgeons
2005-2012 Multi-year M. D. Anderson Academic Appointment, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2005-2006 Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc.
2004 2004 British Journal of Plastic Surgery Prize "Best Paper" 2004, British Association of Plastic Surgeons
2001 Award of Excellence, Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
2000 Appreciation and Dedication Award, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
1999 Best Fellow Emergency Medicine Research Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
1989 Award of Scientific Forum in Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC)
1988 First Award of Achievements in Medicine and Scientific Research, Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Hospital
1979-1984 Best Student Awards, Three-time recipient: 1979-1984, Suzhou Medical College, Suzhou, China

Professional Memberships

American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Boston, MA
Member, 2008-present
American College of Surgeons
Fellow, 2007-present
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
Godina Committee, 2008-present
Nominating Committee, 2008-present
Educational Committee Member, 2007-present
Member, 2003-present
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
Best Paper Committee Member, 2004-2005
Member, 2002-2005
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Pathways to Leadership Program Participant, 2007
Member, 2002-present
Harris County Medical Society, Houston, TX
Member, 2002-present
Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons, Houston, TX
Member, 2002-present
Texas Medical Association, TX
Member, 2002-present
Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons, TX
Member, 2005-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Hanasono MM, Skoracki RJ, Peirong Y. A Prospective Analysis of Bony Versus Soft Tissue Reconstruction for Posterior Mandibular Defects. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. In Press.
2. Hanasono MM, Skoracki RJ, Yu P. A Prospective Study of Donor Site Morbidity AfterAnterolateral Thigh Fasciocutaneous and Myocutaneous Free Flap Harvest in 220 Patients. Plas Reconstr Surg. In Press.
3. Hsu PW, Yu P. Complex Salvage of a Failed Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction with Impending Airway Disaster. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. In Press.
4. Yu P, Hanasono MM, Skoracki RJ, Baumann DP, Lewin JS, Weber RS, Robb GL. Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction with the Anterolateral Thigh Flap Following Total Laryngopharyngectomy. Cancer. In Press.
5. Ver Halen J, Yu P. Reconstruction of Extensive Groin Defects with Contralateral Anterolateral Thigh-Vastus Lateralis Muscle Flaps. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. In Press.
6. Wong S, Garvey P, Skibber JM, Yu P. Reconstruction of Pelvic Exenteration Defects with the Anterolateral Thigh-vastus Lateralis Muscle Flaps. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. In Press.
7. Lin SJ, Yu P. Free Tissue Transfer in a Head and Neck Cancer Patient with Polycythemia Vera. Plast Reconstr Surg 124(1):169e-170e, 7/2009.
8. Ferguson RE, Peirong Yu. Techniques of Monitoring Buried Fasciocutaneous Free Flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 123(2):525-32, 2/2009.
9. Hanasono MM, Weinstock WE, Yu P. Reconstruction of Extensive Head and Neck Defects with Multiple Simultaneous Free Flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 122(6):1739-46, 12/2008.
10. Yu P, Chang DW, Miller MJ, Reece GP, Robb GL. Analysis of 49 Cases of Flap Compromise in 1310 Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction. Head & Neck 31(1):45-51, 10/2008.
11. Iteld L, Yu P. Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Repair After Radiotherapy and Salvage Total Laryngectomy. J Reconstr Microsurg 23(6):339-345, 11/2007.
12. Yu P, Youssef A. Efficacy of the handheld Doppler in preoperative identification of the cutaneous perforators in the anterolateral thigh flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 118(4):928-33; discussion 934-5, 9/2006. PMID: 16980853.
13. Marin VP, Yu P, Weber RS. Isolated cervical esophageal reconstruction for rare esophageal tumors. Head Neck 28(9):856-60, 9/2006. PMID: 16835909.
14. Yu P, Roblin P, Chevray P. Internal mammary artery perforator (IMAP) flap for tracheostoma reconstruction. Head Neck 28(8):723-9, 8/2006. PMID: 16619279.
15. Yu P, Lewin JS, Reece GP, Robb GL. Comparison of clinical and functional outcomes and hospital costs following pharyngoesophageal reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh free flap versus the jejunal flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 117(3):968-74, 3/2006. PMID: 16525294.
16. Lewin JS, Barringer DA, May AH, Gillenwater AM, Arnold KA, Roberts DB, Yu P. Functional outcomes after laryngopharyngectomy with anterolateral thigh flap reconstruction. Head Neck 28(2):142-9, 2/2006. PMID: 16302192.
17. Yu P, Clayman GL, Walsh GL. Human tracheal reconstruction with a composite radial forearm free flap and prosthesis. Ann Thorac Surg 81(2):714-6, 2/2006. PMID: 16427881.
18. Matloub HS, Yu P. Engineering a composite neotrachea in a rat model. Plast Reconstr Surg 117(1):123-8, 1/2006. PMID: 16404258.
19. Yu P, Robb GL. Pharyngoesophageal reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh flap: a clinical and functional outcomes study. Plast Reconstr Surg 116(7):1845-55, 12/2005. PMID: 16327594.
20. Yu P. One-stage reconstruction of complex pharyngoesophageal, tracheal, and anterior neck defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 116(4):949-56, 9/2005. PMID: 16163077.
21. Lewin JS, Barringer DA, May AH, Gillenwater AM, Arnold KA, Roberts DB, Yu P. Functional outcomes after circumferential pharyngoesophageal reconstruction. Laryngoscope 115(7):1266-71, 7/2005. PMID: 15995519.
22. Yu P. The transverse cervical vessels as recipient vessels for previously treated head and neck cancer patients. Plast Reconstr Surg 115(5):1253-8, 4/2005. PMID: 15809582.
23. Yu P, Clayman GL, Walsh GL. Long-Term Outcomes of Microsurgical Reconstruction for Large Tracheal Defects. Annals of Plastic Surgery. Submitted.

Invited Articles
1. Lin SJ, Rabie A, Yu P. Designing the Anterolateral Thigh Flap without Preoperative Doppler or Imaging. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. In Press.
2. Yu P. The role of reconstructive surgery in multidisciplinary treatment of cancer. Chinese J Surg Oncol 1:97-104, 2009.
3. Yu P, Robb GL. Reconstruction for total and near-total glossectomy defects. Clinics in Plastic Surgery 32(3):411-419, 7/2005.
4. Chen K, Yu P. Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction. Chinese Journal of Surgery 43:595-598, 2005.

Abstracts
1. Sacks JM, Hanasono MM, Goel N, Skoracki RJ, Yu P. Composite Skull Base Reconstruction Using the Anterolateral Thigh Flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 123((6S)):137, 6/2009.
2. Sacks JM, Hanasono MM, Goel N, Ayad M, Skoracki RJ, Yu P. Composite Skull Base Reconstruction Using the Anterolateral Thigh Flap. American Association of Plastic Surgeons-88th Annual Meeting and Aesthetic Symposium, Rancho Mirage, CA, 3/2009.
3. Yu P, Skoracki R, Hanasono MM, Baumann DP. Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction with the Anterolateral Thigh (ALT) Flap: Seven Years Later. Proceedings of the American Association of Plastic Surgery, 3/2009.
4. Wong S, Garvey P, Skibber J, Yu P. Reconstruction of Pelvic Exenteration Defects with the Anterolateral Thigh-vastus Lateralis Muscle Flaps. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstrucitve Microsurgery, Maui, HI, 1/2009.
5. Ferguson RE, Yu P. Techniques of Monitoring Buried Fasciocutaneous Free Flaps. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Maui, HI, 1/2009.
6. Yu P. Perforator patterns of the anterolateral thigh (ALT) Flap: from a single surgeon's experience of 207 free flaps in the US. American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Boston, MA, 4/2008.
7. Hanasono MM, Weinstock YE, Yu P. Reconstruction of Extensive Head and Neck Defects with Multiple Simultaneous Free Flaps. American Association of Plastic Surgeons-87th Annual Meeting and Aesthetic Symposium, Boston, MA, 4/2008.
8. Nigriny J, Yu P. Reconstruction of life-threatening mediastinal tracheoesophageal fistulas. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Los Angeles, CA, 1/2008.
9. Yu P, Chang DW, Miller MJ, et al. Analysis of 47 cases of flap compromise in 1032 free flaps for head and neck reconstruction. American Association of Plastic Surgeons 86th Annual Meeting, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 5/2007.
10. Yu P, Robb GL. Ten-year experience of 1064 head and neck free flap reconstructions: what has changed? Presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 5/2006.
11. Iteld L, Yu P. Reconstruction of post-laryngectomy fistulas. Presented at the III Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10/2005.
12. Yu P. Early experience in human tracheal reconstruction. Accepted for presentation at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Scottsdale, AZ, 5/2005.
13. Yu P. Accuracy of hand-held Doppler examination in detecting cutaneous perforators of the anterolateral thigh flap. Accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1/2005.
14. Yu P. Comparison of morbidities, functional outcomes and hospital cost of pharyngoesophageal reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh flap versus the jejunal flap. Accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 1/2005.
15. Yu P, Robb G. Characteristics of the anterolateral thigh flap in a western population. Presented at the British Association of Plastic Surgeons Summer Meeting. Dublin, Ireland, 7/2004.
16. Yu P. Pharyngoesophageal reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh flap. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. Chicago, IL, 5/2004.
17. Yu P. Choice of recipient vessels in recurrent head and neck cancer: the transverse cervical vessels. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Palm Springs, CA, 1/2004.
18. Yu P. Craniofacial reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh flap. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Palm Springs, CA, 1/2004.
19. Yu P. Innervated anterolateral thigh flap for total tongue reconstruction. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Kauai, HI, 1/2003.
20. Yu P. Head and neck reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh flap. Presented at the annual meeting of American Society of Plastic Surgeons. San Antonio, TX, 11/2002.
21. Yu P, Matloub HS, Sanger JR. Gait Analysis in A Rat Peripheral Nerve Crush Injury Mode and long term follow-up. Presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve. San Diego, CA, 2001.
22. Yu P, Gosain AK, Khanna AK. Inhibition of mouse calvarial suture fusion by TGF-b antibody and antisense plasmid DNA. Presented at the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery VIIIth International Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, 10/1999.
23. Yu P, Matloub HS, Sanger JR, Narini P. Gait analysis in a rat model Part I: characterization of normal gait. Presented at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve, Los Angeles, CA, 6/1999.
24. Yu P, Matloub HS, Sanger JR, Narini P. Gait analysis in a rat model Part II: abnormal gait with peripheral nerve injury. Presented at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve, Los Angeles, CA, 6/1999.
25. Yu P, Gosain AK, Khanna AK. Expression of TGF-b1 during mouse calvarial suture fusion. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA, 5/1999.
26. Yu P, Gosain AK, Khanna AK. Inhibition of mouse calvarial suture fusion by TGF-b antibody and antisense plasmid DNA. Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA, 5/1999.

Book Chapters
1. Yu P. Head and Neck Reconstruction. In: The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Series: Head and Neck Cancer. In Press.
2. Yu P, Robb GL. Reconstruction of the Hypopharynx and Cervical Esophagus. In: Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck. Ed(s) Neligan and Wei. Quality Medical Publishing: St. Louis, MO. In Press.
3. Disa JJ, Yu P. Hypopharynx Reconstruction. In: Plastic Surgery. Elsevier: London, 749-759, 2009.
4. Yu P. Intraoral, Pharynx, and Cervical Esophagus. In: Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery. Elsevier: London, 167-196, 2009.
5. Yu P. Oral Cavity Reconstruction. In: Plastic Surgery. 1. Ed(s) KC Chung, JJ Disa, AK Gosain, BM Kinney, JP Rubin. Elsevier: London, 817-825, 2009.
6. Yu P, Robb G. Extended Flaps for Chest Wall Reconstruction. In: Reconstructive Surgery of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis. Marcel Dekker, Inc, 251-262, 2004.

Books (edited and written)
1. Yu P. Ed(s) Chief Editor, Yu P. Current Head and Neck Reconstruction. The People's Medical Publishing House: Beijing, China. In Press.

Letters to the Editor
1. Yu P. Reply to Sharma RK and Tuli P letter to the Editor. Plast Recon Surg 119/7:2329-2330, 6/2007.
2. Yu P. Reply to Galetta D and Spaggiari L letter to the Editor re Tracheal reconstruction for a long tracheal resection. Ann Thor Surg 82/5:1953-1954, 2006.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: Tracheal reconstruction with combined tissue engineering and allograft techniques
Funding Source: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010
 
Title: Tracheal allotransplantation without long-term immunosuppression
Funding Source: Kyte Research Fund Awards
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Qixu Zhang, PhD
Duration: 9/1/2009 - present
 
Title: Tissue engineered composite neotrachea for tracheal reconstruction
Funding Source: 2007 Kyte Research Fund Awards
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2007 - present
 
Title: Tissue engineered composite neotrachea for tracheal reconstruction
Funding Source: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Research Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2004
 
Title: Impaired gallbladder contraction with gallstones
Funding Source: NIH
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Jose Behar, MD
Duration: - 1995

Last updated: 11/4/2009