top head and neck surgeons
Dr. John Kyoo Joe, an assistant professor of otolaryngology and one of the nation's top head and neck surgeons, died suddenly on Aug. 8. He was 37.
Joe specialized in treating patients with benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck. His research background included the investigation of gene therapy vectors for head and neck cancer.
Born on April 19, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, Joe earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He joined the Yale community in 1995 as an intern in the Department of Surgery and completed his residency in otolaryngology in 2000. He then completed an advanced head and neck surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and began his academic career at the Medical University of South Carolina. He served briefly as director of otolaryngology-head and neck service at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
In 2003, Joe returned to Yale, joining the Department of Surgery's Section of Otolaryngology.
"John rapidly established himself as a premier head and neck surgeon and developed one of the largest head and neck surgical oncology practices on the East coast," wrote Dr. Robert Udelsman, chair of the Department of Surgery, and Dr. Clarence Sasaki, chief of the Section of Surgical Otolaryngology, in a joint statement to colleagues.
"John's compassion was not limited to his patients as he was known as a warm and engaging individual who was deeply concerned about his friends, colleagues and students," they added. "The Yale community has suffered a loss that will be heartfelt and sustained."
Joe's articles were published in a number of professional journals, and he spoke and lectured at venues throughout the nation.
Joe is survived by his wife, Cindy; his children, Molly and Charlie; and by his parents, Y. Charles and Hee Mee Joe.
The family requests that those wishing to make a donation do so to the Yale Cancer Center, where a special fund will be established in Joe's memory. The address is P.O. Box 208028 Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520.
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