Dr. Young Kul Yoo, M.D. has been serving the Greater Hazleton Area as a board certified gastroenterologist for many years. He is happy to be able to continue to serve the area as a gastroenterologist together with his son, Joseph Yoo, M.D.
Areas of expertise include: colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, colon cancer screening, anemia, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, heartburn and acid reflux, nausea, vomiting, bloating, celiac disease, gastrointestinal motility disorders, pancreas and bile duct disorders, liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and other conditions within the field of gastroenterology and hepatology.
Education and Training
Medical School
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency
Wright State University
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Awards/Honors
Winner of the “Outstanding Resident Award” as voted by faculty and peers during residency training
Awarded the “Best Resident Scholarly Paper” award
Research Publications
Presentations
Yoo Y, Whiteside TL, Chen K, Brouillette DE, Bavaler JS, Van Thiel DH. The effects of human alpha interferon on tissue of Hepatitis B Virus positive subjects. Oral presentation at Digestive Disease Week 1988. New Orleans, LA. American Gastroenterological Association
Yoo Y, Hoe H, Whiteside TL, Robinovitz M, Van Thiel DH. Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes: The phenotypes and cytotoxic activity against autologous tumor cells in colon cancer. Oral presentation at Digestive Disease Week 1988. New Orleans, LA. American Gastroenterological Association
Manuscripts
Yoo YK, Gavaler JB, Chen K, Whiteside TL, Van Thiel DH. The Effect of Recombinant Interferon-Alpha on Lymphocyte Subpopulations and HLA-DR Expression on Liver Tissue of HBV-positive Individuals. Clin Exp Immunol . 1990 Nov;82(2):338-43.
Yoo YK, Hoe DS, Hata K, Van Thiel DH, Whiteside TL. Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes From Human Colon Carcinomas. Functional and Phenotypic Characteristics After Long-Term Culture in Recombinant Interleukin 2. Gastroenterology. 1990 Feb;98(2):259-68.
Kajani MA, Yoo YK, Alexander JA, Gavaler JS, Stauber RE, Dindzans VJ, Van Thiel DH. Serum-ascites Albumin Gradients in Nonalcoholic Liver Disease. Dig Dis Sci . 1990 Jan;35(1):33-7.
Rabinovitz M, Yoo YK, Schade RR, Dindzans VJ, Van Thiel DH, Gavaler JS. Prevalence of Endoscopic Findings in 510 Consecutive Individuals With Cirrhosis Evaluated Prospectively. Dig Dis Sci . 1990 Jun;35(6):705-10.
Yoo YK, Gavaler JS, Chen KN, Dindzans V, Brouillette DE, Whiteside TL, Van Thiel DH. Alpha-interferon. Its Effect Upon Lymphocyte Subpopulations and HLA-DR Expression Within the Liver. Dig Dis Sci . 1989 Nov;34(11):1758-64.
Alexander JA, Brouillette DE, Chien MC, Yoo YK, Tartar RE, Gavaler JS, Van Thiel DH. Infectious Esophagitis Following Liver and Renal Transplantation. Dig Dis Sci . 1988 Sep;33(9):1121-6.
Cuellar RE, Gavaler JS, Alexander JA, Brouillette DE, Chien MC, Yoo YK, Rabinovitz M, Stone BG, Van Thiel DH. Gastrointestinal Tract Hemorrhage. The Value of a Nasogastric Aspirate. Arch Intern Med . 1990 Jul;150(7):1381-4.
Brouillette DE, Yoo YK, Chien MC, Rabinovitz M, Tartar RE, Van Thiel DH. Use of Midazolam for Percutaneous Liver Biopsy. Dig Dis Sci . 1989 Oct;34(10):1553-8.
Brouillette DE, Leventhal R, Kumar S, Berman D, Kajani M, Yoo YK, Carra J, Tartar R, Van Thiel DH. Midazolam Versus Diazepam for Combined Esophogastroduodenoscopy and Colonoscopy. Dig Dis Sci . 1989 Aug;34(8):1265-71.
Brouillette DE, Alexander J, Yoo YK, Chien MC, Tartar RE, Gavaler J, Van Thiel DH. T-cell Populations in Liver and Renal Transplant Recipients With Infectious Esophagitis. Dig Dis Sci . 1989 Jan;34(1):92-6.
Abstracts/Posters
Cuellar RE, Alexander JA, Brouillette DE, Yoo Y, Stone B, Van Thiel DH. The nasogastric aspirate in the assessment of active upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Digestive Disease Week 1987. Chicago, Illinois: American Gastroenterological Association