Sarang K. Yoon,
DO, MOH
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Yoon is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Her responsibilities include research, teaching, administration, and patient care. She is board-certified in Occupational Medicine. She has performed research on lateral epicondylitis of a large prospective cohort study and on the health and wellness of firefighters, specifically focusing on the topic of obesity. Currently, she is performing research on a large prospective cohort study on COVID-19 in essential and frontline workers with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She enjoys teaching and mentoring and looks forward to the opportunity to further develop this aspect of scholarship in her career. She is the course director for OEHS 6504 Clinical and Behavioral Aspects of Preventive Medicine. She is the Assistant Program Director for the Occupational Medicine Residency. In addition to her clinical and academic responsibilities, she serves as a medical director/occupational health specialist and has various other administrative roles.
Clinical Locations
Occupational Medicine
801-213-4500
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Family & Preventive Medicine
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) Community Physician Group - Affiliated Physician |
| Academic Divisions | Physicians |
| Board Certification | American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine) |
Dr. Yoon is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. Her responsibilities include research, teaching, administration, and patient care. She is board-certified in Occupational Medicine. She has performed research on lateral epicondylitis of a large prospective cohort study and on the health and wellness of firefighters, specifically focusing on the topic of obesity. Currently, she is performing research on a large prospective cohort study on COVID-19 in essential and frontline workers with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She enjoys teaching and mentoring and looks forward to the opportunity to further develop this aspect of scholarship in her career. She is the course director for OEHS 6504 Clinical and Behavioral Aspects of Preventive Medicine. She is the Assistant Program Director for the Occupational Medicine Residency. In addition to her clinical and academic responsibilities, she serves as a medical director/occupational health specialist and has various other administrative roles.
Academic Locations
Rocky Mtn Center for Enviro/Occupational Hlth
801-581-4800
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Family & Preventive Medicine
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) Community Physician Group - Affiliated Physician |
| Academic Divisions | Physicians |
| Board Certification | American Board of Preventive Medicine (Occupational Medicine) |
Research Interests
- COVID
- Healthcare Workers
- First Responders
- Frontline Workers
- Occupational Medicine
- Prospective Studies
- Hazardous Substances
- Community and Preventive Medicine
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Injury Prevention
- Obesity Prevention
- Musculoskeletal Disorders Epidemiology
Education History
| Chief Resident | University of Utah School of Medicine Occupational Medicine Chief Resident, 2017 |
| Graduate Training | University of Utah School of Medicine Occupational Health M.O.H., 2017 |
| Residency | University of Utah School of Medicine Occupational Medicine Resident, 2017 |
| Internship | West Anaheim Medical Center Internal Medicine Intern, 2015 |
| Professional Medical | Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Medicine D.O., 2014 |
| Certification | University of California, Los Angeles Pre-Medical and General Science Studies Certificate, 2008 |
| Undergraduate | University of California, Los Angeles Spanish B.A., 2006 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Fowlkes A, Gaglani M, Groover K, Thiese MS, Tyner H, Ellingson K, HEROES-RECOVER Cohorts (2021). Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021. (Acknowledged in HEROES-RECOVER acknowledgements section) . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 70(34), 1167-1169.
- Thompson MG, Burgess JL, Naleway AL, Tyner H, Yoon SK, Meece J, Olsho LEW, Caban-Martinez AJ, Fowlkes AL, Lutrick K, Groom HC, Dunnigan K, Odean MJ, Hegmann K, Stefanski E, Edwards LJ, Schaefer-Solle N, Grant L, Ellingson K, Kuntz JL, Zunie T, Thiese MS, Ivacic L, Wesley MG, Mayo Lamberte J, Sun X, Smith ME, Phillips AL, Groover KD, Yoo YM, Gerald J, Brown RT, Herring MK, Joseph G, Beitel S, Morrill TC, Mak J, Rivers P, Poe BP, Lynch B, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Kelleher A, Li Y, Dickerson M, Hanson E, Guenther K, Tong S, Bateman A, Reisdorf E, Barnes J, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Hunt DR, Arvay ML, Kutty P, Fry AM, Gaglani M (2021). Prevention and Attenuation of Covid-19 with the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines. N Engl J Med, 385(4), 320-329.
- Thompson MG, Burgess JL, Naleway AL, Tyner HL, Yoon SK, et al (2021). Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–March 2021 . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 70(13), 495–500.
- Yoon SK, Thiese MS, Ott U, Kapellusch J, Merryweather A, Wood EM, Ronna BB, Foster J, Drury DL, Hegmann KT (2019). The Role of Elbow Tender Point Examination in the Diagnosis of Lateral Epicondylitis. . J Occup Environ Med, 61(2), 126-131.
Book Chapter
- Mumenthaler S, Yoon NK, Li A, Mah V, Chang G, Nooraie F, Elshimali Y, Hanna S, Kim S, Horvath S, Apple S, Chia D, Seligson DB, Goodglick L (2008). Tissue Microarrays: Construction and Utilization For Biomarker Studies. In Hayat MA (Ed.), Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis. Springer.