Wesley Yu, M.D.

  • Associate Professor of Dermatology, School of Medicine
  • Director, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Wesley Yu specializes in treating skin cancers like basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma with Mohs micrographic surgery (a specialized technique with the highest cure rate and best cosmetic outcome for skin cancers on the face or other sensitive areas). He has advanced training in reconstruction and is recognized as an expert in this area. Dr. Wesley Yu is double board certified in Dermatology and Mohs micrographic surgery.

Additionally, Dr. Yu serves as the Director for the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program at Knight Cancer Institute. He leads multiple research projects investigating new treatments for high-risk skin cancers and melanoma that informs his clinical practice and allows him to recommend the most up to date treatments for his patients.

In his spare time, Dr. Yu enjoys playing tennis, listening to music, chasing his kid around, hiking and learning about the local area from his patients.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2015, University of California San Francisco

  • Residency

    • Dermatology, University of California San Francisco

  • Fellowship

    • Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Dermatology, Dermatology
    • American Board of Dermatology, Mohs micrographic surgery

Memberships and associations:

  • Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology
  • Member, American Academy of Dermatology
  • Member, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
  • Member, Association of Professors of Dermatology
  • Member, American College of Mohs Surgery

Additional information

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • Accelerated Takedown of Melolabial Interpolation Flaps at 1 to 2 Weeks, Indications and Safety for Improved Patient Experience

    Dermatologic Surgery
    1. Smriti Prasad
    2. Brett Neill
    3. Wesley Yu
    4. Justin J. Leitenberger
    5. Anna Bar

  • Development of a treatment decision aid for patients with dysplastic nevi who are candidates for re-excision

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
    1. Jaclyn N. Roland-McGowan
    2. Steven Caleb Freeman
    3. Wenelia Baghoomian
    4. Bryan T. Carroll
    5. Caroline Choi Kim
    6. Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski
    7. Emily Y. Chu
    8. Erin L. Foster
    9. Kelly Carter Nelson
    10. Kevin P. White
    11. Michael E. Ming
    12. Rebecca I. Hartman
    13. Sancy A. Leachman
    14. Stephanie Mengden-Koon
    15. Suephy C. Chen
    16. Susan M. Swetter
    17. Victor G. Prieto
    18. Elizabeth Berry
    19. Wesley Y. Yu

  • Enhanced Risk Stratification for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Head and Neck Melanoma Using the Merlin Assay (CP-GEP)

    Annals of surgical oncology
    1. Ani Pazhava
    2. Wesley Y. Yu
    3. Frank Z. Jing
    4. Sheena Hill
    5. Bethany R. Rohr
    6. Kord S. Honda
    7. Félicia Tjien-Fooh
    8. Renske Wever
    9. Jvalini Dwarkasing
    10. Tina J. Hieken
    11. Alexander Meves

  • Reconstructive Conundrum

    Dermatologic Surgery
    1. Hannah J. Porter
    2. Michael Heath
    3. Wesley Yu

  • Establishing Consensus for Mohs Micrographic Surgical Techniques in the Treatment of Melanoma in Situ for Future Clinical Trials

    JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
    1. Kristen K. Curtis
    2. Nathan J. Fakult
    3. Jennifer L. Strunck
    4. Sumaira Z. Aasi
    5. Christine S. Ahn
    6. Murad Alam
    7. Anna A. Bar
    8. Ramona Behshad
    9. Christopher K. Bichakjian
    10. Diana Bolotin
    11. Susan L. Boone
    12. Jeremy S. Bordeaux
    13. Jerry D. Brewer
    14. David R. Carr
    15. John A. Carucci
    16. Jason R. Castillo
    17. Sean R. Christensen
    18. Melanie A. Clark
    19. Lindsey K. Collins
    20. Addison M. Demer
    21. Daniel B. Eisen
    22. Hao Feng
    23. Bahar F. Firoz
    24. Roy C. Grekin
    25. Jason M. Hirshburg
    26. Todd E. Holmes
    27. Conway C. Huang
    28. Thomas A. Jennings
    29. Shang I. Brian Jiang
    30. Sailesh Konda
    31. Justin J. Leitenberger
    32. Jesse M. Lewin
    33. Ian A. Maher
    34. Elise Ng
    35. Ida F. Orengo
    36. Faramarz H. Samie
    37. Drew K. Saylor
    38. Victoria Rose Sharon
    39. Teo Soleymani
    40. Susan M. Swetter
    41. Jesalyn A. Tate
    42. Marta J. Van Beek
    43. Nahid Y. Vidal
    44. Alok Vij
    45. Ashley Wysong
    46. Yaohui Gloria Xu
    47. Bryan T. Carroll
    48. Wesley Y. Yu

  • Investigating visual preferences of clinical mechanical anesthetic vibration

    Archives of Dermatological Research
    1. Caroline M. Wilkowski
    2. Alexander K. Maytin
    3. Roberta L. Klatzky
    4. Wesley Yu
    5. Bryan T. Carroll

  • A Clinical Decision Tool to Calculate Pretest Probability of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

    Annals of surgical oncology
    1. Raghav Tripathi
    2. Karen Larson
    3. Graham Fowler
    4. Dale Han
    5. John T. Vetto
    6. Jeremy S. Bordeaux
    7. Wesley Y. Yu

  • External validation of the Melanoma Institute Australia Sentinel Node Metastasis Risk Prediction Tool using the National Cancer Database

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
    1. Steven Caleb Freeman
    2. Elena Paz Munoz
    3. Emile Latour
    4. Jeong Youn Lim
    5. Wesley Yu

  • Minority enrollment in melanoma clinical trials

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
    1. Elena Paz Munoz
    2. Sapna P. Patel
    3. Sancy A. Leachman
    4. Nathan Y. Yu
    5. Wesley Y. Yu

  • Repair of a Lower Eyelid Defect

    Dermatologic Surgery
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Danielle Yeager
    3. Jeremy S. Bordeaux

  • Tranexamic Acid Prevention of Hemorrhagic Complications Following Interpolated Flap Repair

    Dermatologic Surgery
    1. S. Caleb Freeman
    2. Michael S. Heath
    3. Brett Neill
    4. Caroline Morris
    5. Olivia M. Lucero
    6. Wesley Yu
    7. Anna Bar
    8. Justin J. Leitenberger

  • A Novel Potential Role for Monocytes Revealed by Single Cell Analysis of Immunotherapy Induced Immune Related Adverse Events

    Cancers
    1. Zachary Garrison
    2. Matthew Chang
    3. Noah Hornick
    4. Wesley Y. Yu
    5. Jeffrey B. Cheng
    6. Rajan P. Kulkarni

  • Mohs micrographic surgery of penile squamous cell carcinoma in situ with urethral extension

    Archives of Dermatological Research
    1. Kyle P. Rismiller
    2. Kathryn T. Shahwan
    3. Wesley Y. Yu
    4. Jeremy S. Bordeaux
    5. David R. Carr

  • Repair of a combined nose, cheek, and glabellar defect

    Dermatologic Surgery
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Jeremy S. Bordeaux

  • Statin use is associated with improved overall survival in patients with melanoma

    Melanoma Research
    1. Cecelia J. Madison
    2. Michael C. Heinrich
    3. Reid F. Thompson
    4. Wesley Y. Yu

  • Computational Drug Repositioning Identifies Statins as Modifiers of Prognostic Genetic Expression Signatures and Metastatic Behavior in Melanoma

    Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Sheena T. Hill
    3. E. Ricky Chan
    4. John J. Pink
    5. Kevin Cooper
    6. Sancy Leachman
    7. Amanda W. Lund
    8. Rajan Kulkarni
    9. Jeremy S. Bordeaux

  • Effect of Topical Brimonidine on Alcohol-Induced Flushing in Asian Individuals

    JAMA Dermatology
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Brian Lu
    3. Daniel Tan
    4. Christine Aroyan
    5. Kanade Shinkai
    6. Kieron S. Leslie
    7. Lindy P. Fox
    8. Siegrid Yu
    9. Isaac M. Neuhaus
    10. Roy C. Grekin
    11. Sarah T. Arron

  • Validation of the English Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Quality of Life (BaSQoL) Questionnaire

    Dermatologic Surgery
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Rick Waalboer-Spui
    3. Rebecca Bremer
    4. Brian Lu
    5. Christine Aroyan
    6. Lauren Crow
    7. Roy Grekin
    8. Isaac Neuhaus
    9. Siegrid Yu
    10. Sarah T. Arron
    11. Loes M. Hollestein

  • Cranial neuropathies as the presenting symptom of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

    JAAD Case Reports
    1. William H. Sipprell
    2. Wesley Y. Yu
    3. Siegrid S. Yu

  • Expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 and programmed cell death 1 in cutaneous warts

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Timothy G. Berger
    3. Jeffrey P. North
    4. Zoltan Laszik
    5. Jarish N. Cohen

  • Mohs Surgery for Advanced Tumors of the Scalp

    Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Paul Salmon
    3. Jason Thuener
    4. Jeremy S. Bordeaux

  • Outcomes and Risk Factors in Patients with Multiple Primary Melanomas

    Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    1. Adi Nosrati
    2. Wesley Y. Yu
    3. Joseph McGuire
    4. Ann Griffin
    5. Juliana Rocha de Souza
    6. Rasnik Singh
    7. Eleni Linos
    8. Mary Margaret Chren
    9. Barbara Grimes
    10. Nicholas P. Jewell
    11. Maria L. Wei

  • Wong-type dermatomyositis during anti–PD-1 therapy

    JAAD Case Reports
    1. Wesley Y. Yu
    2. Jeffrey P. North
    3. Timothy H. McCalmont
    4. Kanade Shinkai