OUR MISSION STATEMENT
To deliver exceptional surgical services to each patient in a state-of-the-art environment with compassion, warmth, respect, and personal care.
To take away patient’s fearful ideas of “Oral Surgery” itself by taking the time to listen and cater to individual needs.
To establish and maintain great relationships with referring dentists and physicians by responding quickly to referral needs, providing clear and respectful communication, and following through with each mutual patient, in addition to exceptional surgical care services.
MEET THE DOCTOR
Ju Yon Sophie Yi, MD, DDS
​​Education / Certification / Licenses:
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University of California, Berkeley — Neurobiology Major (Honors)
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University of California, San Francisco — Doctor of Dental Surgery (one of the top graduates of her class)
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Oregon Health & Science University — Doctor of Medicine, and 6-Year Residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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Washington State licensure in both Dentistry and Medicine (Physician and Surgeon)
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American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery — Diplomate since 2015
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American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons — Fellow Member since 2015
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American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support) Instructor Certification (in alignment with University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center)
Work History:
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University of Washington — Oral Surgery Affiliate Faculty
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Seattle Community Specialty Clinic & Swedish Medical Center — Swedish GPR Resident Attending, On-call Facial Trauma Surgeon, Downtown Seattle, WA
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Gentle Dental — Traveling Oral Surgeon in Redmond, Renton, Kent, and North Meridian, WA
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Private Practice — Associate Oral Surgeon in Seattle, WA and Monroe, WA
Hospital Affiliations:
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Swedish Medical Center — First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds, and Issaquah, WA
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EvergreenHealth Medical Center — Kirkland, WA
Media / Publication:
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OregonLive.com, Portland, OR (5/4/2010) — Featured as assistant surgeon to Dr. Eric Dierks in "Final Surgery for Chrissy Steltz Goes Well" (VERIFY: test the old link; if dead, keep citation text without hyperlink)
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Co-author with Dr. Eric Dierks, Clinical Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, of "Prosthetic Reconstruction of the Orbit/Globe," Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, Vol. 24, Issue 4, pp. 697–712, November 2012
Personal & Fun Facts about Dr. Yi:
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K-POP — She was recruited to join a Korean singing group in high school.
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Artist at Heart — She drew people's faces from childhood and always wanted to become an artist. Now she gets to be an "artist–surgeon," having designed her own logo, website, and office decor — keeping her childhood dream alive.
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Roots in Dentistry — As a young child in a rural Korean town, she grew up watching her father, a dental technician, care for his neighbors' teeth. Dentistry has been part of her life from the very beginning.
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Pacific Northwest — She moved to the Pacific Northwest for family and fell in love with the mountains, water, and evergreens.
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Love at First Sight — Her 3rd-year dental school rotation introduced her to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and she never looked back.
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Free Time — She enjoys baking, karaoke, camping, and spending time with her husband, her two children, and the family goldendoodle, who firmly believes she is a guard dog.
Dr. Ju Yon Sophie Yi is one of the very few female, American Board Certified, dual-doctorate Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons in Washington State. She has practiced in the greater Seattle area since 2012, following a 6-year residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. The first in her family to graduate from college, she went on to earn two doctorate degrees - both Dental and Medical - and complete one of the most rigorous residencies in the nation under the mentorship of world-renowned surgeons. She truly enjoys the intricacies of oral surgery and seeing her patients' relief when their procedure is behind them.
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She also doesn't fit the stereotypical mold of a "surgeon" — she's only 5'4" and wears size small gloves.
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For pediatric and anxious patients, Dr. Yi offers in-office General Anesthesia days with a dedicated, American Board Certified Anesthesiologist — a level of anesthesia care few oral surgery offices in the region provide.
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