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Professional Summary

I have considerable experience and interest in a wide range of cosmetic and reconstructive surgical procedures. I am seeking a practice that is near a major medical center, has a diverse blend of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, and has a potential for growth. In return, I can offer my training and experience in the following areas:


•Comprehensive training is plastic and reconstructive surgery

•Facial Trauma/Craniofacial University Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center

•Elective and trauma-related hand surgery, University Hospital

•Head and neck reconstruction

•Comprehensive reconstruction

•Complex extremity reconstruction

•Microsurgical procedures

•Comprehensive cosmetic surgery

•Reconstructive surgery for the massive weight loss patient

•Pediatric Plastic Surgery and facial trauma, Kosair Children's Hospital

Board Certification
  • American Board of Surgery, March 2013-March 2023
Licenses

Texas Medical License P26165/21/2012 – Current

Kentucky Medical License 460656/20/2013 – Current

DEA FC32144865/18/2012 – Current

Professional Experience
Surgeon, 08/2012 - 05/2013Department Of The Air Force - Montgomery , AL

Surgeon specializing in trauma and acute surgical care procedures with an emphasis on the acute surgical abdomen.


Education and Training
2012Baylor College of Medicine - City, State, USAResidencyGeneral SurgeryGPA: Cum Laude
2006Baylor College of Medicine - City, StateDoctor of MedicineGPA: William Hobby Presidential Scholar

William Hobby Presidential Full Scholarship

2001Rice University - City, StateBachelor of ArtsBiochemistry

Cum Laude

Examination Scores

2014 ACAPS In-service Score: 98th Percentile

2015 ACAPS In-service Score: 94th Percentile

Honors and Awards
  • University of Louisville Division of Plastic Surgery Academic Achievement Award, 2014-2015
  • Best Resident Poster Presentation, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Meeting, San Francisco, 2014
  • University of Louisville Division of Plastic Surgery Academic Achievement Award, 2013-2014
  • Young Investigator Award, 2005, Baylor College of Medicine.
Professional Affiliations
  • Resident Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Resident Member, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
  • Resident Member, American College of Surgeons
  • Resident Member, Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Resident Member, Kentucky Medical Association
  • Resident Member, American Medical Association
Publications
  • Choo J, ODaniel, G. The uncanny valley: implications for facial plastic surgery. Aesthet Surg J, accepted 6/15/2015. In press.
  • Choo J, Schulz S, Chowdhry S, Brooks R, Kelishadi S, Tutela JP, Yonick D, Gossman D. Infraorbital fat compartments and the distended lower eyelid: a study of clinical and anatomic patterns of herniation. Aesthet Surg J, submitted for peer review.
  • Riccio C, Zeiderman M, Chowdhry S, Brooks R, Kelishadi S, Tutela JP, Choo J, Yonick D, Wilhelmi B. Plastic Surgery of the Breast: Keeping the Nipple Sensitive. Eplasty 2015 Jul 2;15:e28.
  • Chowdhry S, Davis J, Boyd T, Choo J, Brooks RM, Kelishadi S, Tutela J, Yonick D, Wilhelmi B. Safe Tummy Tuck: Anatomy and Strategy to Avoid Injury to the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve During Abdominoplasty. Eplasty 2015 Jun 17;15:e22.
  • Choo J, Wilhelmi B, Morton K. Median nerve injury during palmaris longus tendon harvest: case report and review of the literature. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, submitted for peer review.
  • Choo J, Augenstein A, Nadar M, Afflick E, Kasdan M, Wilhelmi B. Anatomic landmarks of the distal radioulnar joint. Eplasty, accepted 4/13/2015. In Press.
  • Choo J, ODaniel G. Sensitivity to the uncanny valley in facial plastic surgery. Interaction Studies Vol 6:2, 2015, pp 215-218.
  • Choo J, Wilhelmi B. Landmarks for sacral debridement in sacral pressure sores. Ann Plast Surg, accepted 1/31/2015, in press.
  • Choo J, Sparks B, Wilhelmi B. Composite grafting of a distal thumb amputation: a case report and review of the literature. Eplasty 2015 Feb 24;15.
  • Choo J, Kasdan M, Louis D. Factitious mastectomy and hysterectomy: the importance of staying abreast of the medical record. Psychosomatics 2015 Mar-Apr; 56(2): 214
  • Yuksel E, Choo J, Wettergreen M., Liebschner M. Challenges in soft tissue engineering. Seminars in Plastic Surgery 2005 Aug; 19(3):261-68
  • Weinfeld A, Kelley P, Yuksel E, Tiwari P, Hsu P, Choo J, Hollier L. Circumferential negative pressure dressing (VAC) to bolster skin grafts in the reconstruction of the penile shaft and scrotum. Ann Plast Surg 2005 Feb; 54(2):178-83.
Book Chapters
  • Choo J, Louis D, Kasdan M. Surgical Treatment of Vascular Tumors of the Hand. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2nd Edition, in press.
  • Choo J, Finkel R, Kasdan M. Surgical Treatment of Injection Injuries in the Hand. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, 2nd Edition, in press.
National/Regional Meetings
  • Choo J, Yonick D, Schulz S, Gunn G, Tobin G, McCurry T, Little J, Wilhelmi B. Donor and Recipient Site Complications Following Vertical Rectus Abdominis Flaps for Pelvic Reconstruction. KSPS Meeting, Louisville KY, USA. August 2015.
  • Choo J, ODaniel G. Facelift Maintenance: Improved Outcomes Using Poly-L-Lactic Acid (PLLA) for Facial Volumizing Following Rhytidectomy and Fat Injections. ASAPS Meeting, Montreal, Canada. May 2015.
  • Choo J, Gossman D. The Distended Lower Eyelid: Consequences of Septal Structure on Aesthetic Presentation and Surgical Rejuvenation. ASAPS Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA. May 2015.
  • Choo J, Yonick D, Chowdhry S, Brooks R, Gunn S, Schulz S, Wilhelmi B. Landmarks for Safe Debridement of Sacral Pressure Sores. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2014.
  • Yonick D, Choo J, Brooks RM, Chowdhry S, Schulz S, Gunn JS, Herring N, Omar R, Wilhelmi BJ. Cadaveric Study of Facial Artery Anatomy and Safe Zones for Facial Fillers and Injectables. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2014.
  • Chowdhry S, Brooks R, Choo J, Yonick D, Schulz S, Gunn JS, Herring N, Omar R, Wilhelmi B. The Sensitive Nipple: Quantifying Nerve Density. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2014.
  • Brooks R, Chowdhry S, Choo J, Yonick D, Schulz S, Gunn JS, Herring N, Omar R, Wilhelmi B. Anatomic Landmarks to Locate the Median Nerve for Safe Wrist Block or Carpal Tunnel Steroid Injection. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2014.
  • Choo J, Yonick D, Chowdhry S, Brooks R, Gunn S, Schulz S, Gossman D, Wilhelmi B. The Distended Lower Eyelid: Consequences of Septal Structure on Aesthetic Presentation and Surgical Rejuvenation. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2013.
  • Chowdhry S, Davis J, Boyd T, Brooks R, Kelishadi S, Tutela JP, Choo J, Yonick D, Wilhelmi B. Safe Abdominoplasty - Preserving the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2013.
  • Tutela JP, O'Brien M, Kelishadi S, Chowdhry S, Brooks R, Choo J, Wilhelmi B. Integrated Vs. Remote Port Tissue expanders in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2013
  • Kelishadi S, Bush V, Tutela JP, Brooks R, Chowdhry S, Yonick D, Choo J, Mizuguchi N, Herring N, Omar R, Wilhelmi B. The Safe Labiaplasty: Nerve Density and Clinical Review. KSPS Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA. September 2013.
  • Choo J, Totan S, Echo A, Yuksel E. Rho Kinase Inhibitor: Y-27632 Decreases the Collagen Expression and Thickness in Silicon Implant Capsules in the Rat Model. 2005 Molecular Surgeon Research Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine.
  • Choo J, Totan S, Yuksel E. Rho And Heat Shock Protein Pathways Are Upregulated in Keloid Formation ASPS/PSEF Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 2005.
  • Choo J, Totan S, Yuksel E. The Role Of Rho Inhibition in Breast Capsule Contracture. ASPS/PSEF Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA. September 2005.
  • Totan S, Choo J, Yuksel E. The Role of the Rho Kinase Pathway in Keloid Formation. Plastic Surgery Research Council 50th Annual Meeting, Toronto, USA. May 2005.
Interests
  • Medical Illustration, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, Soccer
Local Meetings

Grand Rounds

  • Choo J. Flaps. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, July 2015.
  • Choo J. Abdominoplasty: Overview, Indications and Techniques. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, May 2015.
  • Choo J. Pediatric Craniofacial Abnormalities: An Overview. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, January 2015.
  • Choo J. Upper Midface Fractures. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, November 2014.
  • Choo J. Cleft Lip and Palate. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, October 2014.
  • Choo, J. Skin, Fat, Bone, and Cartilage Grafts. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, July 2014.
  • Choo, J. Soft Tissue Infection, Bites. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, July 2014.
  • Choo, J. Liposuction. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, March 2014.
  • Choo, J. Pressure Sores. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, January 2014.
  • Choo, J. Cleft Palate. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, November 2013.
  • Choo, J. Hand Infections. University of Louisville Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, August 2013.

Multidisciplinary Facial Trauma Conference

  • Choo, J. Combined Medial and Orbital Floor Fractures. July 2014
  • Choo, J. Management of Pan-facial Fractures, September 2014.
  • Choo, J. Combined Naso-orbital-ethmoid and Frontal Sinus Fractures. October 2014.

Hand Conference

  • Choo, J. Management of Combined Central Slip/Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Injuries, August 2014.
  • Choo, J. Management of Reverse Bennett Fractures. August 2015.
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