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Diana Yoon Schwartz's Résumé
Training: |
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Plastic Surgery: |
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| Residency 2006-2008 |
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY Chief Resident, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
General Surgery: |
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| Residency 2005-2006 |
University of California (UCLA) Los Angeles, CA Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, General Surgery |
| Residency 2003-2005 1998-2000 |
University of California (UCLA) Los Angeles, CA Resident, Department of Surgery, General Surgery |
Education: |
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| Graduate School 2000-2006 |
University of California (UCLA) Los Angeles, CA Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pathology |
| Medical School 1994-1998 |
New York University School of Medicine New York, NY M.D. with Honors |
| Undergraduate 1989-1993 |
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Bachelor of Arts in Economics, GPA: 3.80 |
| High School 1985-1989 |
Tenafly High School Tenafly, New Jersey High School Diploma Graduated in Top 5% of class, GPA: 3.90 |
Past Experience: |
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| 2000-2002 | Scheduling Coordinator, General Surgery Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Woodland Hills, CA |
| 1993-1994 | Management Consultant, Financial Analyst American Practice Management, Inc., New York, NY |
| 1995 | Histology Teaching Assistant New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Department of Cell Biology, Mel Rosenfeld, Ph.D. |
| 1995-1996 | Computer Teaching Program Editor New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Department of Cell Biology, Mel Rosenfeld, Ph.D. Edited www histology teaching program. |
Honors & Awards: |
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Residency: |
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| 2006 | Wilma Miley Morton Research Award UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Surgery |
| 2006 | Outstanding Student Teaching Award UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Surgery |
| 2002-2003 | Outstanding Student Teaching Award UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Surgery |
| 2001-2002 | Outstanding Student Teaching Award UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Surgery |
| 2002 | Best Resident Research Award, First Prize American College of Surgeons-Southern California Chapter |
| 2000 | Outstanding 2nd Year Resident Award, "2nd Year Resident of the Year" UCLA Department of Surgery |
| 1999 | Outstanding 1st Year Resident Award, "Intern of the Year" UCLA Department of Surgery |
Medical School: |
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| 1998 | New York University Honors Program Research Award |
| 1998 | New York University Honors in Biochemistry Research |
| 1998 | James Constantine Research Award |
| 1997 | Lange Medical Publication Award |
Undergraduate and High School: |
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| 1993 | Departmental Honors in Economics and Organic Chemistry Brown University, Providence, RI |
| 1989 | Women's Club of Tenafly Scholarship, $20,000 Tenafly High School, Tenafly, NJ |
| 1989 | Garden State Scholar Tenafly High School, Tenafly, NJ |
Licensure and Certification |
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| October 2007 | American Board of Surgery |
| 2007-present | The Medical Board of New York License |
| 2003-present | Advanced Trauma Life Support |
| 2000-present | Drug Enforcement Agency License |
| 1999-present | The Medical Board of California License |
| 1998-present | Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
| 1999 | USMLE Step 3 passed |
| 1998 | USMLE Step 2 passed |
| 1996 | USMLE Step 1 passed |
| 1995-present | Basic Cardiac Life Support |
Research: |
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| 2000- 2006 | Graduate Student, Ph.D. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Oliver Hankinson, Ph.D. Dissertation: The Role of ARNT (Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator) in Carcinogenesis. |
| 2000-present | Research Fellow UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA Ronald Hirshberg Foundation of Pancreatic Research, Howard Reber, M.D. and Joe Hines, M.D. Current Project: Cambridge Human Serum Protein Biomarker Profiling Project. |
| 1995-1998 | Biomedical Research Associate New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Departments of Biochemistry and Ob-Gyn, Charles J. Lockwood, M.D. and Seth Guller, Ph.D. Honors Thesis: The Biomolecular Mechanism of Anti-Inflammatory Mediators in Placenta and Fetal Membranes. |
| 1992 | Biomedical Research Assistant Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY Department of Cell Biology, Pamela Stanley, Ph.D. Summer Undergraduate Research Program: The Characterization of New (1,3) Fucosyltransferases in Newly-Isolated Mutant CHO Cells. |
| 1991-1992 | Biomedical Research Assistant Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI Department of Surgery, Hae Won Kim, Ph.D. Independent Study: The effect of polyhemoglobin solution on rat Kupffer cell function using perfused rat livers. |
Extracurricular and Volunteer Activities: |
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| 2006-2007 | Resident Representative for Infection Control Committee Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY |
| 2004-2006 | Resident Representative for the Executive Board Committee UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000-2006 | Surgery Education Committee UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000-2003 | Resident Instructor for Medical Student Knot Tying Course UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000-2003 | Resident Instructor for Medical Student Surgery Orientation UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000-2001 | Operating Room Committee UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1996-1997 | President of Class New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY |
| 1988-1989 | President of Class Tenafly High School, Tenafly, NJ |
Professional Organizations: |
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| 2002-present | American College of Surgeons, Candidate |
| 1999-present | American Medical Association |
| 1994-1998 | American Medical Student Association |
Grants: |
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| 1995-1998 | NIH (5T35 DK07421) Study the effects of anti-inflammatory mediators on extracellular matrix proteins. |
| 2002-2006 | Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Genomic Exploration Seed Grant Study the effects of dioxin on human breast cancer. |
Bibliography: |
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Publications: |
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Potvin B, Yoon DY, Stanley P. Identification of New α(1,3) Fucosyltransferase Activities of CHO Cells. The Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 1993; S17A: 373. Yoon DY, Ma YH, Lockwood CJ, Guller, S. Evidence of a Protein Intermediate in the Mechanism of Glucocorticoid Inhibition of Fibronectin Expression in Human Placental Cytotrophoblasts. Journal of the Society of Gynecologic Investigation 4(1): 244, 1997 February. Yoon DY. Dexamethasone-Mediated Inhibition of Fibronectin Expression in Cytotrophoblasts Involves Protein Intermediate. The Journal of the Bellevue Obstetrical and Gynecological Society Vol 13: 56, Spring 1997. Yoon DY, Ma YH, Krikun G, Lockwood CJ, LaChapelle L, Guller S. Glucocorticoid effects in the human placenta: evidence that dexamethasone-mediated inhibition of fibronectin expression in cytotrophoblasts involves a protein intermediate. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Feb;83(2):632-7. Yoon DY, Hines OJ, Bilchik AJ, Lewin K, Cortina G, Reber HA. Solid and Papillary Epithelial Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Aggressive Resection for Cure. Am Surg 2001; 67(12):1195-9. Yoon DY, Buchler P, Saarikoski S, Hines OJ, Reber HA, Hankinson O. Identification of Genes Differentially Induced by Hypoxia in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 288 (4): 882-6. Yoon DY and Reber HA. Pancreatic Surgery. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 2001; 17:441-445. Yoon DY, Chu J, Chandler C, Hiyama S, Thompson JE, Hines OJ. Human Cytokine Levels in Nonperforated versus Perforated Appendicitis: Molecular Serum Markers for Extent of Disease? Am Surg 2002; 68(12):1033-7. Beischlag, TV, Taylor RT, Rose DW, Yoon DY, Chen Y, Lee WH, Rosenfeld MG, Hankinson, O. Recruitment of Thyroid Hormone Receptor/Retinoblastoma-interacting Protein 230 by the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator Is Required for the Transcriptional Response to Both Dioxin and Hypoxia. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 279(52): 54620-54628. Hsu, E, Yoon D, Choi HH, Wang F, Taylor RT, Chen N, Zhang R, Hankinson O. A Proposed Mechanism for the Protective Effect of Dioxin Against Breast Cancer. Toxicological Sciences. 2007 Aug;98(2):436-44. Diana Yoon MD, PhD, Nir Hoftman MD, Wendy Ren MD, Fardad Esmailian, Paul Schmidt MD, Aman Mahajan MD, PhD. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Chest Trauma. The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care. Accepted for publication. Manuscript Number: JOT-2006-11513R2. Kevork K. Kazanjian, MD, O. Joe. Hines, MD, John P. Duffy, MD; Diana Y. Yoon,MD; Galen Cortina, MD, PhD*, and Howard A. Reber, MD. Survival Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas is Improving:The Influence of Operative Blood Loss. Accepted for publication. Archives of Surgery. Staffenberg DA, Yoon-Schwartz DY. Scaphocephaly Repair: Calvarial Vault Remodeling Using a Combination of Resorbable Fixation and a Suture Trellis. Accepted for publication. |
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Abstracts: |
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Potvin B, Yoon DY, Stanley P. Identification of New α(1,3) Fucosyltransferase Activities of CHO Cells. Paper presented at the Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Keystone, Colorado, Jan 1993. Yoon, DY. Affirmative Action in Medicine. Presented at the American Association of Medical Colleges, San Francisco, California, Nov 1996. Yoon DY, Ma YH, Lockwood CJ, Guller, S. Evidence of a Protein Intermediate in the Mechanism of Glucocorticoid Inhibition of Fibronectin Expression in Human Placental Cytotrophoblasts. Paper presented at the Society of Gynecologic Investigation, San Diego, California, March 1997. Yoon DY, Hines OJ, Bilchik AJ, Lewin K, Cortina G, Reber HA. Solid and Papillary Epithelial Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Aggressive Resection for Cure. Paper presented at the meeting of the American College of Surgeons-Southern California Chapter, January 2001. Yoon DY, Buchler P, Saarikoski S, Rivera, SP, Hines OJ, Reber HA, Hankinson O. Hypoxia Inducible Genes in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells. Presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum, October 2001. Yoon DY, Chu J, Chandler C, Hiyama S, Thompson JE, Hines OJ. Human Cytokine Levels in Nonperforated versus Perforated Appendicitis: Molecular Serum Markers for Extent of Disease? Paper presented at the meeting of the American College of Surgeons-Southern California Chapter, January 2002. Hsu EL, Yoon DY, Choi HH, Hankinson O. Mechanism of Chemoprevention of AHR Ligands for Breast and Ovarian Cancer. University of California TSR&TP Annual Meeting Riverside, CA. Presented October 2005. Hsu EL, Yoon DY, Choi HH, Hankinson O. A Novel Mechanism for the Chemoprotection of TCDD for Breast Cancer. Southern California Regional Chapter, Society of Toxicology (SCCSOT) Annual Meeting, Irvine, CA. Presented October 2006. Hsu EL, Yoon DY, Choi HH, Hankinson O. A Novel Mechanism for the Chemoprotection o TCDD for Breast Cancer. Platform Presentation at the 46th Annual Meeting for the Society of Toxicology, Charlotte, North Carolina. Presented March 28, 2007. Diana Y. Yoon-Schwartz MD, PhD, Su-i Daniel Huang MD, Alex Keller MD. The Internal Thoracic Vessels as Recipients in Microsurgery for Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Prior Median Sternotomy (Case Report). Presented at the American College of Surgeons Plastic Surgery Section. January 20, 2008. Diana Y. Yoon-Schwartz MD, PhD, Su-i Daniel Huang MD, Alex Keller MD. The Internal Thoracic Vessels as Recipients in Microsurgery for Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Prior Median Sternotomy . Presented at the The New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons-Resident's Night. March 3, 2008. |
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Book Chapters: |
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Yoon, DY. The Role of ARNT in Carcinogenesis. In: The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator (ARNT) in Carcinogenesis. Published in Ann Arbor by UMI in 2007: 1-5. Yoon, DY. Identification of Genes Differentially Induced by Hypoxia in pancreatic Cancer Cells. In: The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator (ARNT) in Carcinogenesis. Published in Ann Arbor by UMI in 2007: 6-10. Yoon, DY. Differential Toxicogenomic Responses to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Human Breast Cancer Cells. In: The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator (ARNT) in Carcinogenesis. Published in Ann Arbor by UMI in 2007: 11-29. Yoon, DY. The Effect of Modulating ARNT Expression During the Growth of Mouse Hepatomas. In: The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator (ARNT) in Carcinogenesis. Published in Ann Arbor by UMI in 2007: 30-47. Yoon, DY. Recruitment of TRIP 230 by ARNT. In: The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator (ARNT) in Carcinogenesis. Published in Ann Arbor by UMI in 2007: 48-56. |
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Conferences and Lectures: |
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| March 2002 | Wisconsin Surgical Club Research Program Los Angeles, CA "Animal Models in Cancer Research" |
| January 2002 | American College of Surgeons-Southern California Chapter Santa Barbara, CA "Human Cytokine Levels in Nonperforated versus Perforated Appendicitis: Molecular Serum Markers for Extent of Disease?" |
| January 2002 | Wunderman Foundation Research Presentation Los Angeles, CA "Dioxin and Hypoxia Inducible Gene Transcription" |
| October 2001 | American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Surgical Forum New Orleans, LA "Hypoxia Inducible Genes in Pancreatic Cancer" |
| September 2001 | Hirshberg Foundation Research Presentation Los Angeles, CA "Identification of Novel Hypoxia Inducible Genes in Pancreatic Cancer" |
| April 2001 | UCLA Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Presentation Los Angeles, CA "Pancreatic Cancer" |
| June 1997 | Bellevue Obstetrical & Gynecological Society Annual Meeting New York, NY "Dexamethasone-Mediated Inhibition of Fibronectin Expression In Cytotrophoblasts Involves Protein Intermediate." |
| March 1997 | Society for Gynecologic Investigation San Diego, CA "Evidence of a Protein Intermediate in the Mechanism of Glucocorticoid Inhibition of Fibronectin Expression in Human Placental Cytotrophoblasts." |
| November 1996 | American Association of Medical Colleges San Francisco, CA "Affirmative Action in Medicine." |
| January 1993 | Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology Keystone, CO "Identification of New (1,3) Fucosyltransferase Activities of CHO Cells." |



