Dr. Yoho S Professional Resume

DR. YOHO’S PROFESSIONAL RESUME

CURRICULUM VITAE:

ROBERT A. YOHO, MD

DrYoho.com

797 S. Arroyo ParkwayO: (626) 585-0800

Pasadena, CA 91105F: (626) 585-8887

DATE OF BIRTH:October 3, 1953

MARITAL STATUS: Married, three children, two stepchildren.

INTERESTS:Children, weight lifting, rock climbing, psychology, writing, kayak, Ashtanga Yoga with emphasis on Bikram Yoga (105 degree heat and yoga), Cross fit exercises, distance swimming.

Climbed El Capitan 5 times including an ascent of Nose route in less than

24 hours (2007), 18- hour ascent of regular climbing route on Half Dome, Sentinel, Astroman (5.11c), Crucifix (5.12b) in Yosemite. New routes: grade 5 in Zion (Hello, Mary Lou, 5.11 A1), UT, El Matador (5.11), Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, more in Joshua Tree. Subtalar arthritis due to fracture when climbing El Capitan precludes climbing since 2009.

Bookworm: Reading averages 3 new books a week.

Eagle Boy Scout, high school varsity wrestling, judo as a teenager. Small

college nationals wrestling as college student at Oberlin College.

EDUCATION: 1967-1971 Kent Roosevelt High School. Salutatorian.

1971-1975 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

1975-1981 Case Western Reserve University Medical School, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio. 44106-4920.

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

1981-1982 Internal Medicine Internship R 1 year. University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0557

1982-1983Dermatology Residency R 2 year. Hanover, New

Hampshire at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. One Medical

Center Drive, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756 (603) 650-5000

1983-1985Emergency Medicine Residency Training. Los Angeles County

Hospital LAC/USC Medical Center, 1200 N. State St. Room 1011,

Los Angeles, CA, 90033, (323) 226-6667, and Huntington Memorial Hospital, 100 W. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91109-7013. (626) 397-5000.

WORK HISTORY:

1992-present: cosmetic surgery practice, Pasadena, California.

Liposuction, hair transplantation, laser resurfacing, face-lifts, laser

Blepharoplasty, breast implantation/reconstruction,

abdominoplasty, vein treatments, fat transplantation

1987-1994: General practice in Pasadena, California.

1984-1987: Employed by the Huntington Memorial Hospital Emergency

Medicine Group, Huntington Memorial Hospital. Pasadena, CA

SPECIAL EXPERTISE:

1) Dr. Yoho has one of the largest experiences in the

United States with tumescent liposuction. Some of our liposuction supply

vendors say we are their largest account internationally for several years.

2) Operated medical hyperbaric chamber and wound healing center between 1996 and 2000.

3) Dr. Yoho is one of two surgeons in the United States who passed both the board of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (recertified 2009 and current in both).

MILITARY SERVICE: none

LICENSURE/DEA: Washington and California. California License number:

C41114. Current. Also current licenses in Washington, Utah, Arizona.

TAX ID/MEDICARE/DEA NUMBERS: federal tax ID: 954112457 Medicare:

055464 DEA number AY2338932.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Medical Association

Los Angeles County Medical Society

California Medical Association

Fellow, American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery

Member and Fellow, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (inactive)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Drew-King Medical Center academic staff appointment, Department of

Dermatology. Assistant professor. Function: training residents in

cosmetic surgery techniques.(inactive)

SPECIALTY AND OTHER CERTIFICATION:

American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), 1987. 3000 Coolidge

Rd., East Lansing, Michigan 48823-6319

Re-certification examination ABEM passed twice: November l999 and

September 2009

American. Board Dermatologic Cosmetic Surgery passed in 1999 and

Re-certification exam passed August 2009. 18525

Torrence Ave., Lansing Illinois 60438. (708) 474-7200.

American Board Laser Surgery passed in 2000. 417 Palmtree Dr.

Bradenton, Florida 34210-3009.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification passed repeatedly,

currently certified. Advanced Trauma Life Support passed but not

current, although material reviewed August 2009 for American Board of Emergency Medicine re-certification examination.

Special Purpose examination (SPEX) of general clinical knowledge passed

January 2002, score 88, a high score. (Passing score is 75)

Fellow, American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery

(: testing included written and oral

examination as well as peer observation of surgical technique.

PEER REVIEW WORK:

Produced with Robert Goldweber, M.D.,Socrates Emergency Medicine

Oral Boards Review Course, 1987. This was distributed nationwide

for over 5 years.

Emergency Medicine Residency Director Huntington Memorial Hospital

(coordinated and trained Los Angeles County Hospital emergency

medicine residents) 1985-1987.

Qualified Medical Examiner State of California, 1993-4

Board of Directors of California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, 1998-

present.

Outpatient surgical facilities reviewer training for IMQ surgical centers

and AAAHC surgical centers. (inactive)

Testified before California Medical Board 6/01 regarding liposuction

standards and 11/02 regarding expert witness problems.

Testified as expert witness for negligence cases before California Medical

Board Licensure hearings several times.

Qualified as expert witness in several medical malpractice cases for

plaintiff and defense.

Worked with California Medical Board in order to monitor a physician

who was on probation.

Wrote amicus brief for medical board case, Medical Board of California vs

George Brennan, MD, representing American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery.

PRECEPTORSHIPS GIVEN: Over fifty physicians have observed or worked with Dr. Yoho performing his cosmetic surgery techniques. These preceptorships have ranged from 1 day to three months in length. Liposuction, face-lift, fat transplantation, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty, laser peeling all have been covered. Dr. Yoho was selected for liposuction preceptorship demonstrations in his office for October 2009 California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery “Advances in Liposuction”meeting.

BOOK PUBLICATION:

A New Body in One Day. Inverness Press, 1997. Second edition 1998 and third edition published in 2003. Book describes current state of modern cosmetic surgery.

Breast Augmentation: Principles and Practice, 2008. Melvin A. Shiffman, ed. Chapter on raising inframammary crease without external incision. 2008. Springer

PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL SURGERY MEETINGS:

1996 American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery meeting, Orlando, FL:

"No Scalpel Tummy Tuck"

"Management of depressed patients in the setting of cosmetic

surgery"

1998 American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery meeting, New Orleans, LA:

"No Scalpel Tummy Tuck"

"Combined Facial Fat and Laser Peel"

1998 AACS, World Liposuction Congress, 10/98,

Pasadena, CA, faculty.

2000 American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery meeting, January 2000, Orlando, FL:

Beginning/intermediate liposuction course

Combination of CO2 laser resurfacing and "buff peel"

6/2002: American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Newport Beach, CA.

Use of 5 FU in scar treatment.

10/2002 World Congress of Liposuction Surgery: Propofol-Ketamine

anesthetic technique in liposuction surgery.Denver, CO.

5/2003 Medical malpractice insurance solutions and arbitration.

American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery. Newport

Beach, CA

5/2004 Tips and basic breast implant information facts.