Jack Yu, MD
Pediatric Plastic Surgery | Augusta University
Augusta, GA, UNITED STATES
Dr. Yu is director of the Craniofacial Center at Children's Hospital of Georgia, where he has repaired cleft palates for more than 20 years.
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Biography
Dr. Yu is Professor and Chief of the Section of Pediatric Plastic Surgery. His clinical interests include traditional aesthetic surgeries such as facelift, blepharoplasties, lip augmentations, and rhinoplasties. His research interests focus on cyclic stimulation of the musculo-skeletal system to prevent age-related bone and muscle loss.
Areas of Expertise (5)
Cleft Lip/Palette
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Pediatrics
Craniofacial Surgery
Accomplishments (3)
America's Top Doctors (professional)
2018-03-30
Dr. Yu has been included in Castle Connolly's America's Top Doctors list, the top 1 percent nationwide, in pediatric plastic surgery for more than 15 years.
Exemplary Teaching Award (2017) (professional)
Medical College of Georgia
Inaugural Milford B. Hatcher Chair (2005 - present) (professional)
Medical College of Georgia
Affiliations (8)
- President Brooks A. Keel, Cabinet Member : Committee Member
- MCG Strategic Planning Committee : Committee Member
- MCG Steering Committee : Committee Member
- MCG Implementation Committee : Committee Member
- Research Grant Committee : Committee Chair
- AU Medical Associates - Strategic Planning Committee : Committee Member
- University Faculty Senator : University Senate Service
- Faculty Senate : Committee Member
Links (3)
Media Appearances (5)
Born with a cleft palate?
Children's Hospital of Georgia online
2018-03-23
Cleft lip and/or palate, also known as an oral-facial cleft, is one of the most common congenital conditions, affecting one in every 700 births. While there may not necessarily be a good answer to the “why,” the good news is that with persistence, dedication and regular care, oral-facial clefts can be repaired successfully, said Dr. Jack Yu, a plastic surgeon at the Craniofacial Center at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia—which isn’t something that can be said for many congenital conditions.
SWAT team of immune cells found in mother's milk
Science Daily online
2018-06-03
Immune cells that are ready to take action against invaders like bacteria have been found in women's breast milk, researchers say. Short term, the ILCs in breast milk may help protect newborns from infection, and longer term help babies develop their own protective immune system, they report in JAMA Pediatrics. "We were looking for the source which can provide immune protection to the baby while it develops its own immune system," says Dr. Jack Yu, chief of pediatric plastic surgery at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
Whole-body vibration may be as effective as regular exercise
Science Daily online
2017-03-15
A less strenuous form of exercise known as whole-body vibration (WBV) can mimic the muscle and bone health benefits of regular exercise in mice, according to a new study. WBV consists of a person sitting, standing or lying on a machine with a vibrating platform. When the machine vibrates, it transmits energy to the body, and muscles contract and relax multiple times during each second.
SWAT team of immune cells helps reduce infection rates in babies after cleft lip surgery
EurekAlert! online
2016-10-17
The mouth is widely considered the dirtiest part of the human body, yet babies have surprisingly low infection rates following cleft lip and palate surgery.
Immune cells in mouth protect
The Augusta Chronicle online
2016-10-16
In the operating room at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Drs. Jack Yu and Mohamad Masoumy put the final stitches into the face of a 5-month-old boy after repairing his cleft lip.
Articles (3)
Effects of Citalopram on Sutural and Calvarial Cell Processes
PLOS2015 The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the treatment of depression during pregnancy is suggested to increase the incidence of craniofacial abnormalities including craniosynostosis. Little is known about this mechanism, however based on previous data we propose a mechanism that affects cell cycle.
Craniofacial Shape Variation in Twist1+/− Mutant Mice
The Anatomical Record2014 Craniosynostosis (CS) is a relatively common birth defect resulting from the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures. Human genetic studies have identified several genes in association with CS.
Restoration of Glans Penis Defect by a Bipedicled Foreskin Flap
Annals of Plastic Surgery2014 Plastic surgeons reconstruct hard and soft tissues in many parts of the human body. Penile reconstruction is unique in that the target tissue has to be soft but intermittently rigid.
