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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, 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 fellow participates in most of the surgeries and helps 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.
We are privileged this year to have a very experienced surgeon filling this position. Our fellow for July 1, 2009 to July 2010 is 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. |
