Yedeh Ying

Yedeh Ying is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the School of Dentistry, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Concurrently, they hold appointments as an Assistant Professor in Otolaryngology at UAB School of Medicine and as a Scientist at UAB's Global Center for Craniofacial, Oral and Dental Disorders (GC-CODED). Their research focuses on microvascular reconstruction outcomes, facial trauma, and clinical/translational studies in head and neck surgical care.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical/ Electronics and Communications Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2003)
• Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDS/DMD), University of Pennsylvania (2008)
• Doctor of Medicine (MD), Harvard University (2011)

Research Highlights: Ying's work spans microvascular surgery optimization, oral cancer progression prediction, and pandemic-era surgical outcomes. Their grants include projects on 3D-printed patient-derived xenograft models and pharmacokinetics of isotretinoin films for premalignant lesions.

Grants & Contracts:

• 3D Printing of PDX for Head and Neck (OMS Foundation, 2021)
• ACTOplus met® XR Phase IIB Trial (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2020)
• COVID-19 Cancer Surgery Outcomes (University of Birmingham, 2020)
• Isotretinoin Safety Study (SKYLINE BIOSCIENCES LLC, 2019)
• S100A7 Biomarker Research (PROTEOCYTE DIAGNOSTICS INC., 2018)

Teaching & Mentoring: Ying has taught courses like Microsurgery (PG604) and Medical Emergencies (DENT1220) since 2020, and developed the Microsurgery curriculum. They have served on thesis committees for graduate students.