Doctor's Bio
Howa Yeung, MD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Emory University School of Medicine. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, from the City College of New York with a biomedical science major and mathematics minor. He earned his Doctor of Medicine from New York University School of Medicine with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He also completed a NIAMS T32-funded dermatoepidemiology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine during medical school. He trained at Yale-New Haven Hospital for his internal medicine internship and at Emory University School of Medicine for his dermatology residency and chief residency. He is completing a Master of Science in Clinical Research from the Emory University Laney Graduate School. Dr. Yeung’s research focuses on addressing clinical and research gaps on skin diseases disproportionately affecting sexual and gender minority patients and patients living with HIV. Currently, he is supported by the Georgia CTSA KL2 Scholars Program and examines keratinocyte carcinoma incidence in veterans living with HIV.
Board Certifications
American Board of Dermatology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
- Internship: Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Permanent hair removal in gender-diverse adults assigned male at birth: A cross-sectional study.
Smith CA, Das RK, Yeung H
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2025;
PMID: 40615093 - Food Insecurity in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the Population-Based All of Us Research Program.
Jain S, Gunasti J, Sood A, Dieudonne R, Chopra D, Lev-Tov H, Yeung H, Orenstein LAV
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland). 2025;
PMID: 40555198 - Sexual orientation and gender identity in clinical trials of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
Martinez MJ, Rabbin-Birnbaum C, Yeung H, Zampella JG
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV. 2025;
PMID: 40365854 - Clinical Observational Study Utilizing Teledermatology in Bullous Pemphigoid.
Osuoji O, Adkins T, Barron J, Chen Y, Yue S, Liu Y, Stokes J, Bradley B, Chen S, Yeung H, Cole EF, Feldman RJ
The Journal of investigative dermatology. 2025;145(9):2330-2333.e5.
PMID: 40113035 - Skin cancer treatment environment and survivorship resources among sexual and gender minority patients: results of the OUT National Cancer Survey.
Smith CA, Machado KTL, Cheng A, Tribble JT, Scout N, Yeung H
Archives of dermatological research. 2025;317(1):253.
PMID: 39820662 - Hormonal Therapies for Acne: A Comprehensive Update for Dermatologists.
Smith CA, Gosnell E, Karatas TB, Deitelzweig C, Collins EMB, Yeung H
Dermatology and therapy. 2025;15(1):45-59.
PMID: 39751745 - Sun protective behaviors and time spent outdoors in sexual minority men: a cross-sectional study.
Tribble JT, Yeung H
Archives of dermatological research. 2024;317(1):133.
PMID: 39694928 - LGBTQ+-Inclusive Language in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Acne Vulgaris.
Sia T, Abou-Taleb F, Yeung H, Chang ALS
JAMA dermatology. 2025;161(1):108-110.
PMID: 39630469 - Attitudes, practices, facilitators, and barriers to sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in dermatology practices.
Chen R, Adekunle T, Chu L, Festok R, Gao JL, Yanes DA, Dommasch ED, Zampella JG, Yeung H
Archives of dermatological research. 2024;316(9):663.
PMID: 39369135 - Sexual Orientation and Lifetime Prevalence of Skin Cancer Across Racial and Ethnic Groups.
Rypka KJ, Wendland ZD, Steele MV, Wehner MR, Yeung H, Mansh MD
JAMA dermatology. 2024;160(9):977-983.
PMID: 39018081
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