About Dr. Yao
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Dr. David C. Yao is a native of southern California and attended The Oakwood School in North Hollywood. After high school he attended the University of California, San Diego. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Physiology. He subsequently attended the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (Medical College of Virginia) in Richmond, Virginia for his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
- Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery – Trained at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Fellowship Trained in Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery at Manhattan Eye, Ear, & Throat Hospital (a subsidiary of Lenox Hill Hospital New York, New York)
- Board Certified, American Board of Surgery – Trained at Maricopa Medical Center and Arizona Burn Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Participation in medical outreach to Hanoi, Vietnam for Plastic Surgical treatment of pediatric cleft lip and palate disorders
- Assisted in training Plastic Surgery residents of Mayo Clinic, NYU, and Cornell University
- Former Mayo Health System Attending Staff Plastic Surgeon
- Featured on TV, Radio, and in Magazines
He completed his five year surgery internship, residency, and chief residency program at Maricopa Integrated Heath Systems in Phoenix, Arizona where he obtained significant hands on work in trauma, burn, reconstructive, and emergency surgery. His training included work at the Arizona Burn Center, Mayo Clinic, University of Arizona, St. Joseph’s Hospital Phoenix, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Arizona Heart Institute, Legacy and Providence Oregon Hospital Systems.
He was selected to obtain subspecialty training in plastic surgery at the world famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The training included extensive work in cosmetic surgery, craniofacial, hand, and general reconstruction as a part of a well-balanced plastic surgery education.
After formal Plastic Surgery training Dr. Yao was hand selected for an aesthetic/cosmetic plastic surgery fellowship at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital headed by Dr. Sherrell J. Aston (program affiliated with the NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery) in the prestigious Upper East Side of New York City. He had his own independent privileges, clinic, and worked with well-known Park Avenue and Manhattan Plastic Surgeons learning many of the techniques available today.
He was in practice on staff as an attending plastic surgeon in the Mayo Health System prior to returning to Arizona. His interests include cosmetic plastic surgery of the face, eyes, nose, breast, body and also general reconstruction for trauma, skin cancers, and breast cancer. He has been asked to help with plastic surgery education in cosmetic plastic surgery with residents from Mayo Clinic, NYU, and Cornell University. He has instructed clinical and anatomy labs at Mayo Clinic in plastic surgery.
Dr. Yao is double board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery. These Boards are 2 of the 24 medical and surgical Member Boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (www.abms.org). He is also a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).