Jessie Z Yu
Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery
Education & Training
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2020 | Clinical Fellowship, Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2016-2019 | Clinical Residency, Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY |
| 2015-2016 | Clinical Fellowship, Lymphedema, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
| 2012-2015 | General Surgery, Surgery, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
| 2021 | American College of Surgeons |
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center |
| 2019 | Winner of Fellowship Best Case, Best Save 2019, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2012 | Valentine Mott Surgery Award, New York University School of Medicine |
| 2012 | Arnold P. Gold Foundation Leonard J. Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, New York University School of Medicine |
| 2012 | Dr. Saul J. Farber Research Award in Public Health, New York University School of Medicine |
| 2006 | Princeton University Sigma Xi Book Award, Princeton University |
| 2005 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Student Scientist, Princeton University |
| 2004 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Student Scientist, Princeton University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Asaad M, Yu JZ, Tran J, Liu J, O'Grady B, Butler CE, Clemens MW, Largo RD, Mericli A, Schaverien M, Shuck J, Mitchell MP, Selber JC. Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of 694 Two-Stage Prepectoral vs. Subpectoral Breast Reconstructions. Plast Reconstr Surg 10(4S):48-49, 2022. PMID: 36877743.
- Bay C, Chizmar Z, Reece EM, Yu JZ, Winocour J, Vorstenbosch J, Winocour S. Comparison of Skin Substitutes for Acute and Chronic Wound Management. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 35(3):171-180, 2021.
- Conlon C, Pupa L, Reece EM, Chu CK, Yu JZ, Vorstenbosch J, Winocour S. When Benign Becomes Cancer: Malignant Degeneration of Chronic Inflammation. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 35(3):159-163, 2021.
- Frey JD, Yu JZ, Poudrier G,Saia WV, Wilson SC, Hazen H. Reply-Modified Nipple flap with free Areolar Graft for Component Nipple-Areola Complex Construction: Outcomes with A Novel Technique for Chest Wall Reconstruction in Transgender Men. Plast Reconstr Surg 143(6):1310e-1311e, 2019.
- Frey JD, Yu JZ, Poudrier G, Saia WV, Wilson SC, Hazen H. Modified Nipple Flap with Free Areolar Graft for Component Nipple-Areola Complex Construction: Outcomes with A Novel Technique for Chest Wall Reconstruction in Transgender Men. Plast Reconstr Surg 142(2):331-336, 2018.
- Garcia Nores G, Ly C, Cuzzone D, Kataru R, Hespe G, Torrisi J, Huang JJ, Gardenier J, Savetsky IL, Nitti M, Yu JZ, Rehal S, Mehrara B. CD4 T cels are activated in regional lymph nodes and migrate to skin to initiate lymphedema. Nature Communications 9(1):1970, 2018.
- Hespe GE, Kataru RP, Savetsky IL, Garcia Nores GD, Torrisi JS, Nitti MD, Gardenier JC, Zhou J, Yu JZ, Jones LW, Mehrara BJ. Exercise training improves obesity-related lymphatic dysfunction. The Journal of Physiology 597:4267-4282, 2016.
- Rose AE, Satagopan JM, Odo C, Zhou Q, Xu R, Olshen AB, Yu JZ, Dash A, Jean-Gilles J, Reuter V, Gerald WL, Lee P, Osman I. Copy number and gene expression differences between African American and Caucasian American prostate cancer. J Transl Med 8(70), 2010.
- Yu JZ. Can cranberry juice prevent recurrent urinary tract infections?. Clinical Correlations: the NYU Langone Internal Medicine Blog, 2009.
- Yu JZ, Warycha MA, Darvishian F, Yee H, Kamini , Berman RS, Shapiro RL, Liebes LF, Pavlick, Polsky D, Brooks PC, Osman I. Assessing the clinical utility of measuring IGFBPs in tissues and sera of melanoma patients. J Transl Med 6(70), 2008.
- DeRenzis S, Yu JZ, Zinzen R, Wieschaus E. Dorsal-ventral pattern of Delta trafficking is established by a Snail-Tom-Neuralized pathway. Developmental Cell 10:257, 2006.
- Skochdopole A,Bay C. Grome L, Vorstenbosch J, Yu JZ, Winocour S., Reece E. Current Surgical Outcomes of Nasal Tip Grafts in Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review. Plast Reconstr Surg:PRS-D-21-02004R1.
Abstracts
- Bayley EM, Bonefas E, Montalvan J, Marin I, Javaid H, Healy L, Menegaz B, Izaddoost SA, Winocour S, Maricevich M, Yu J, Reece E, Thompson A, Carer SA. The CHEST Trial: ConMed HelixAR ElectroSurgical Generator with Argon Beam Coagulation Technology. Amer Soc of Breast Surg Annual Meeting, 2022.
- Yu Jz, Jacobson AS, Levine JP. Utilizing Computerized Sugical Planning for Maxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction with Vascularized Scapular Free Flap. Amer Soc of Reconstru Microsurgery Annual Meeting, 2019.
- Cohen LE, Yu JZ, Thanik VD, Saadeh PB, Jacobson AS, Levine JP. Novel Applications of the medial sural Artery Perforator Free Flap for Reconstruction of Complex Three-Dimensional head and Neck Defects. Amer Soc of Reconstru Microsurgery Annual Meeting, 2018.
- Frey JD, Yu JZ, Poudrier G, Saia WV, Wilson SC, Hazen H. Modified Nipple Flap with Free Areolar Graft for Component Nipple-Areola Complex Construction in Female-to-Male Transgender Chest Wall Reconstruction. Amer Soc of Reconstru Microsurgery Annual Meeting, 2018.
- Cohen LE, Yu JZ, Lee E, Stranix JT, Levine JP, Jacobson AS. A Salvae Algorithm for Finding Recipient Vessels in the Multiply Operated, Vessel Depleted Neck. Amer Soc of Reconstru Microsurgery Annual Meeting, 2018.
- Yu JZ, Stranix JB, Atiyeh K, Levine JP, Jacobson AS. A salvage algorithm for finding recipient vessels in the multiply operated, vessel depleted neck. Amer Head and Neck Soc Annual Meeting, 2017.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified April 12, 2024