Biographical summary
Jenny Yang, M.D., specializes in craniofacial surgery, a distinct field of plastic surgery that focuses on reshaping and enhancing the structures of the face and skull using reconstructive and aesthetic surgery techniques.
Dr. Yang earned her medical degree at Yale University. She went on to complete her Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Yale, where she was fully trained in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery from head to toe, including breast reconstruction.
Dr. Yang then pursued further advanced specialty training in Craniofacial Plastic Surgery at Stanford University. She chose to focus on this field to help individuals with congenital, developmental, and acquired facial differences feel better about themselves.
Dr. Yang enjoys working with all people in need of craniofacial services, including those with cosmetic and functional concerns affecting the nose, facial asymmetry, congenital conditions such as cleft lip and palate, Treacher Collins syndrome, and craniosynostosis, jaw malocclusion, facial changes due to aging, facial cosmetic concerns, disfigurement due to cancer treatment, as well patients who've had
injuries resulting from trauma such as boating or motor vehicle accidents.
Her practice includes designing a unique treatment plan for each individual with two goals in mind: to improve or restore function, and to provide each patient with the best possible aesthetic appearance.
Dr. Yang specializes in rhinoplasty, jaw surgery, surgery for facial asymmetries, cleft lip and palate repair, complex facial reconstruction, and cranial reconstruction.
Fueling these efforts, she is actively engaged in outcomes research in craniofacial surgery, aiming to improve the standard of care in her field and the quality of life for her patients.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Aging face surgery
- Craniofacial anomalies/surgery
- Cleft lip and palate surgery
- Facial rejuvenation
- Facial contouring
- Facial trauma
- Rhinoplasty
- Revision rhinoplasty
- Facelift
- Orbital reconstruction
- Other aesthetic surgery of the face and body
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2024
Fellowship - CraniofacialStanford University
- 2023
Residency - Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryYale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine
- 2016
MDYale University School of Medicine
- 2016
MHS - MD/MHSYale University School of Medicine
- 2015
Research Fellowship - Medical Research Fellowship, James G. Hirsch, MD, Endowed Yale University
- 2011
BSc - Life SciencesQueen’s University
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2023
Plastic Surgery Highest Senior Resident In-Service ScoreYale University School of Medicine
- 2021
Plastic Surgery Research Day – Audience Choice AwardYale University School of Medicine
- 2020
Plastic Surgery Highest Junior Resident In-Service ScoreYale University School of Medicine
- 2015
Plastic Surgery Research Day – Student and Fellow Research Award – Best Paper
Yale University School of Medicine
- 2015
Young Investigator AwardAmerican Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
- 2015
Outstanding Paper PresentationAmerican Society of Plastic Surgery
- 2015
Best Clinical PaperAmerican Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons
- 2014
Endowed Medical Student Research FellowshipYale University
- 2011
Edgar Forrester Life Sciences Convocation PrizeQueen’s University
- 2010
Summer Student Research AwardCanadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- 2009
Undergraduate Research Student AwardCanadian National Science and Engineering Research Council
- 2008
James H. Rattray Memorial Scholarship in ScienceQueen’s University
- 2007
Principal’s ScholarshipQueen’s University
- 2007
Dean’s Honor List with Distinction for top 3rd Percentile GPAQueen’s University
Professional memberships
- 2022 - 2023
MemberProgram Evaluation Committee, Yale-New Haven Health system, Yale University School of Medicine
Publications