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Since 1984, Dr. Kabaker has been a fellowship director for fellowships in facial plastic surgery sponsored by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The present fellowship is co-directed by Dr. Corey Maas in San Francisco. The outstanding young physicians you meet who assist us in surgery have, as a minimum, completed a five-year residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, before they spend a year in this fellowship program where they observe, assist, and prepare the patient for surgery. In addition, they provide a good deal of the postoperative care which allows us to be much more effective and efficient with our work. The fellows participate in most of the surgeries and help to take call 24 hours/day. It is comforting for patients to know that if they have any concerns they have telephone response from a surgeon who is familiar with their surgical procedure. These fellows are chosen from a matching program and almost all are in the top quarter of their classes in medical school and are from training programs that accept only the highest qualified physicians.
Our fellow for July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2012 is Dr. Jason Champagne. Dr. Champagne is a native of Raceland, Louisiana, which is located southwest of New Orleans. After graduating from high school, he attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where he received both a Bachelors degree in Zoology and a Masters degree in Natural Sciences. He then went on to study medicine at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, graduating in the top quartile of his class in 2006. From there, he attained a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Georgia Health Sciences University and completed training under nationally and internationally recognized faculty in June of 2011. During his leisure time, Dr. Champagne enjoys hiking, playing guitar, and cooking, especially Cajun dishes like jambalaya and gumbo.
Our fellow for July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 is Dr. Kartik Nettar. Dr. Nettar is a native of the Bay Area, having grown up his entire life in the Almaden Valley of San Jose. He subsequently graduated from Leland High School and attended the University of California at Los Angeles on a full Alumni Scholarship. He graduated with honors in three years in 2000 and attended the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University in Manhattan. There he studied medicine and Head and Neck Surgery under some of the pioneers and leaders of the field. His performance there earned him a coveted residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in one of the world's preeminent and respected medical centers, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in June of 2010 and has returned home to the Bay Area with his wife, Niyati Vyas Nettar, an attorney specializing in investment management at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Together, they enjoy traveling, cooking, reading and exploring all that the Bay Area has to offer.
Our fellow for July 1, 2009 to July 2010 was Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Yu whose last position was Chief of Head and Neck Surgery at Travis Air Force Base. Dr. Yu is a 1991 graduate (top 10% of class) of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a 1995 graduate of Boston University Medical School, and a 2002 graduate of the UCSF Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency program. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. In 2007 he served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Dr. Yu will return to the Air Force and complete his obligations in the military which are to the year 2016. Dr Yu and his wife, Annette, have two young sons. His next position will be Head of Facial Plastic Surgery at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Yu plans to retire from the Air Force in 2016 and enter a private practice of facial plastic surgery and hair transplantation.
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