JOON YOUNG CHOI Email: joonchoimd@gmail.com Office Address: Home Address: 408 S. Beach Blvd, 307 Shadow Oaks Suite 205 Irvine, CA 92618 Anaheim, CA 92804 Home: 949-679-9526 Office: 714-527-2641 Fax: 949-679-9527 Fax: 714-276-0679 Mobile: 949-273-9732 EXPERIENCE 2008-current Private Practice in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery with Coverage of Maxillofacial and Hand Trauma with Replantation at Local Hospitals Joon Y. Choi, M.D., Inc. Orange County, California EDUCATION / TRAINING 2002-2008 Resident Surgeon Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of Michigan Hospitals Ann Arbor, Michigan 1997 2002 Doctor of Medicine with Distinction in Research University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York 1991 1995 Bachelor of Arts University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Major: Molecular Cell Biology Minor: Music LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION 2009-2019 Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery Board Certified: November 14, 2009 December 31, 2019 2007-current Licensed in California 2002-2008 Limited Educational License in Michigan
AWARDS & HONORS Amarendra Sengupta Memorial Award, Best Student in Surgery For Excellence and Future Promise in Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York, May 2002 American College of Surgeons, Best and Brightest: Current Research in Surgery. Award-Winning Studies by California Surgeons and Residents - First Prize-Best Over-all manuscript, co-author, Bone Production by Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells versus Bone Marrow Stem Cells Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Gene Therapy, 2001 Spring Scientific Meeting, San Diego Chapter American Orthopaedic Association - Zimmer Resident Research Award, co-author, In-Vitro Osteogenesis of BMP-2 Transfected Human Stem Cells, 2001 Annual AOA Meeting, Palm Beach, Florida American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery - Joel Noe Award, Thermal, Mechanical, Optical and Morphological Changes in Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Induced by Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation, 1999 Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Orlando, Florida Honor Student Society University of California, Berkeley Kimbo Scholarship for outstanding scholastic achievement and community involvement, SF Korea Central Daily, California, 1995 Volunteer of the Year Award for exceptional community service, Korean Community Center of the East Bay, California, 1995 PUBLICATIONS JY Choi, KC Chung: The Combined Use of a Pedicled Superficial Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap and a Groin Flap for Reconstruction of a Dorsal and Volar Hand Blast Injury Hand, 2008;3:375-380. JY Choi, AK Alderman, LA Newman: Aesthetic and Reconstruction Considerations in Oncologic Breast Surgery Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2006;202(6):943-952. JY Choi: Local Anesthetics in DL Brown, GH Borschel eds. Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2004; 47-51. JL Dragoo, JY Choi, JR Lieberman, J Huang, PA Zuk, J Zhang, MH Hedrick, P Benhaim: Bone Induction by BMP-2 Transduced Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2003;21(4):622-629. JY Choi, BS Tanenbaum, TE Milner, XV Dao, JS Nelson, EN Sobol, BJF Wong: Thermal, Mechanical, Optical and Morphologic Changes in Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Induced by Nd:YAG (λ=1.32 µm) Laser Irradiation Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 2001;28:248-254.
PRESENTATIONS Complex Reconstructive Approach to Postburn Lower Eyelid Ectropion, 47 th annual ASPS Senior Residents Conference, Washington, DC 2/2008 Post-Lumpectomy Breast Reconstruction, Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Didactic Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 12/2004 Cartilage Induction Using Fat-Derived Stem Cells, Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA 2/2003 Ideal Cartilage Induction Media Using Fat-Derived Stem Cells, 47 th Annual Meeting, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Boston, MA 4/2002. Bone Tissue Engineering From Fat-Derived Stem Cells, 47 th Annual Meeting, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Boston, MA 4/2002. Bone Induction by Genetically Manipulated Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, 69 th Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dallas, TX 2/2002. Ideal Chondrogenic Culture Conditions Using Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, American College of Surgeons, 2002 Spring Scientific Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA 1/2002. Bone Tissue Engineering Using Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, American College of Surgeons, 2002 Spring Scientific Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA 1/2002. Osteogenic Induction by Genetically Manipulated Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, 2001 Annual Meeting American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Phoenix, AZ 10/2001, poster presentation. Bone Induction by BMP-2 Transduced Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, 2001 Western Orthopaedic Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA 9/2001. Bone and Cartilage Tissue Engineering using Fat Derived Stem Cells, 2001 Annual Basic Science Research Conference, UCLA Department of Plastic Surgery 6/2001. In-Vitro Osteogenesis of BMP-2 Transfected Human Stem Cells, 2001 Annual American Orthopaedic Association Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL 6/2001, poster presentation. In-Vitro Osteogenesis of BMP-2 Transfected Human Stem Cells, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 6/2001. Bone Production by Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells versus Bone Marrow Stem Cells Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Gene Therapy, California Society of Plastic Surgery, 2001 Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA 5/2001.
In-Vitro Osteogenesis of BMP-2 Transfected Human Stem Cells, American Orthopaedic Association-34 th Annual Residents Conference, Hershey, PA 3/2001.Bone Production by Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells versus Bone Marrow Stem Cells Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Gene Therapy, American College of Surgeons, 2001 Spring Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA 3/2001. Thermal, Mechanical, Optical and Morphological Changes in Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Induced by Nd:YAG Laser Irradiation, 19 th Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Orlando, FL 4/1999. Laser Therapy for Herniated Disc Syndrome, Research Forum, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY 3/1999. RESEARCH 2006-2008 Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of Michigan Complex Reconstructive Approach to Postburn Toe Contracture Deformity JY Choi, PS Cederna Complex Reconstructive Approach to Postburn Lower Eyelid Ectropion JY Choi, PS Cederna 2000 2001 Regenerative Bioengineering And Repair Laboratory Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine Bone Induction by BMP-2 Transduced Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, JL Dragoo, JY Choi, M Hedrick, P Benhaim Ideal Culture Conditions for Tissue Engineering of Cartilage using Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, JY Choi, JL Dragoo, M Hedrick, P Benhaim The Repair of Critical-Size Calvarial Defects Using Genetically Manipulated Pluripotent Cells Derived from Human Fat, JY Choi, D DeUgarte, M Hedrick In-vivo Bone Induction by Genetically Manipulated Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, JL Dragoo, JY Choi, M. Hedrick, P Benhaim Repair of Articular Defects using Stem Cells from Arthroscopically Harvested Infrapatellar Fat Pads, JL Dragoo, JY Choi, P Benhaim Cartilage Tissue Engineering using Stem Cells Derived from Human Fat, JL Dragoo, JY Choi, M Hedrick, P Benhaim
Healing Critical-Sized Femoral Defect using Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Gene Therapy, B Peterson, JL Dragoo, JY Choi, P Benhaim Ameliorating Effects of Oxandrolone on Radiation-impaired Cutaneous Wound Healing, JD Hoefflin, JY Choi, P Lorenz, WW Shaw 1998 Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine School of Medicine Laser therapy for herniated disc using bovine nucleus pulposus and Nd:YAG laser, JY Choi, BJF Wong 1993 1994 Division of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley Independent study of the gliding motility mechanism of Myxococcus xanthus through the isolation of the motility-inhibiting-toxin resistant strain, JY Choi, D Zusman TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1992 1993 Coordinator & Teaching Assistant: Modern Korean History Course Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of California, Berkeley COMMUNITY SERVICE 1995 Volunteer, Korean Community Center of the East Bay Division of Community Outreach and Education ACTIVITIES 1997 1999 Voice lessons at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester 1993 1996 Conductor, Korean United Methodist Church Choir, Berkeley, California 1995 Director, Handel s Messiah by Festival Chorus, Berkeley, California LANGUAGES Korean (Fluent written and spoken) ORGANIZATIONS 2008-current Candidate Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2006-current Resident Affiliate Member, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons