Yann-Fuu Kou, MD
Pediatric Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Yann-Fuu Kou, M.D. is a pediatric otolaryngologist at Children's Health℠. He is an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in chronic otitis media (ear infections), aerodigestive disorders, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and children with tracheostomies.
Dr. Kou earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He completed his residency in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (ENT) at UT Southwestern then completed a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. He is interested in all areas of clinical and research focus are velopharyngeal insufficiency, aerodigestive disorders, and airway stenosis and reconstruction.
Dr. Kou is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Triological Society, and the American Broncho-esophageal Association.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2014)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (2019), Otolaryngology
- Fellowship
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2021), Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Otolaryngology
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Pediatric airway disorders
- Pediatric tracheostomy outcomes
- Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
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Publications
Publications
- Comparing Long-Term Outcomes in Tracheostomy Placed in the First Year of Life. Salley JR, Kou YF, Shah GB, Johnson RF, Laryngoscope 2021 Feb
- Congenital Absence of Tracheal or Bronchial Rings. Smith MM, Kou YF, Schweiger C, Lehenbauer DG, de Alarcon A, Rutter MJ, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 02 164 2 422-426
- Revision pediatric cochlear implantation in a large tertiary center since 1986. Kou YF, Hunter JB, Kutz JW, Isaacson B, Lee KH, Cochlear Implants Int 2020 11 21 6 353-357
- Survival analysis and decannulation outcomes of infants with tracheotomies. Salley J, Kou YF, Shah GB, Mitchell RB, Johnson RF, Laryngoscope 2020 10 130 10 2319-2324
- Tracheostomy in Extremely Preterm Neonates in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Wang CS, Kou YF, Shah GB, Mitchell RB, Johnson RF, Laryngoscope 2020 08 130 8 2056-2062
- Tonsillectomy Outcomes among Children with Mental Health Disorders in the United States. Kou YF, Wang C, Shah GB, Mitchell RB, Johnson RF, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 May 162 5 754-760
Books
- Kou YF, de Alarcon A, Cohen AP, Rutter MJ Upper Airway Anomalies in: da Cruz E, Ivy D, Hraska V, Jaggers J (ed) Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care.
- Kou YF, Lee KH. Congenital Hearing Loss in Mitchell RB and Pereira KD, ed. Case Studies in Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology. 1st ed. Anadem Inc. 2019
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
- The Triological Society
- The American Broncho-esophageal Association
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Awards and Honors
- First Place, Resident Quiz Bowl (2018), Texas Association of Otolaryngology
- Gold Medal, President’s Volunteer Service Award (2012), UT Southwestern Medical Center
